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non-marital
adjective[ before noun ]
(alsononmarital)uk /ˌnɒnˈmær.ɪ.təl/ us /ˌnɑːnˈmer.ɪ.t̬əl/
not relating to marriage; taking place between people who are not married:
As more people put off getting married, studies show an increase in non-marital cohabitation.
They were in a nonmarital romantic relationship for six years.
The decade saw an increase in non-marital births.
They lived together contentedly for many years in a non-marital relationship.
They are expected to follow a strict code that forbids non-marital sex.
Each party is awarded their separate non-marital property should the marriage end in divorce or annulment.
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adulteress
affinal
as husband and wifeidiom
be an itemidiom
be shacked upidiom
have an affair
have something going with someoneidiom
hear wedding bellsidiom
hitched
honest
matrimonially
matrimony
monogamist
monogamous
ménage à trois
shack
shack up
situationship
something
together
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