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extra-marital

extra-marital is the alternative spelling of extramarital.

Meaning of extramarital

Adjective

extramarital (not comparable)

  1. Occurring outside marriage.
  2. Adulterous.
    • David H. Petraeus, the director of the Central Intelligence Agency and one of America’s most decorated four-star generals, resigned on Friday after an F.B.I. investigation uncovered evidence that he had been involved in an extramarital affair.2012 November 9, Michael D. Shear, “Petraeus Quits; Evidence of Affair Was Found by F.B.I.”, in New York Times

Questions about extra-marital

What is extra-marital the alternative spelling of?
Extra-marital is the alternative spelling of extramarital.

Words near extra-marital in the dictionary

  1. extra-large
  2. extra-larges
  3. extra-limital
  4. extra-liturgical
  5. extra-long
  6. extra-marital
  7. extra-miler
  8. extra-milers
  9. extra-musculoskeletal
  10. extra-natural
  11. extra-ocular

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