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extramarital

/ˌɛkstɹəˈmæɹɪtəl/

extramarital adjective: occurring outside marriage.

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

extramarital meaning in Tamil, Bengali and Vietnamese

extramarital in Tamil

திருமணத்துக்குப் புறம்பான, களவியல்

extramarital in Bengali

extramarital, occuring outside marriage
বিবাহবহির্ভূত bibahbohirbhut

extramarital in Vietnamese

taking place outside marriage
ngoại hôn

Synonyms of extramarital

Antonyms

Forms of extramarital

alternative formextra-marital

Origin of extramarital

From extra- + marital.

Words formed from extramarital

Questions about extramarital

What does extramarital mean?
Extramarital means occurring outside marriage.
What is extramarital in Tamil?
Extramarital in Tamil is திருமணத்துக்குப் புறம்பான, களவியல். See Extramarital meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is extramarital?
Extramarital is an adjective.
How do you pronounce extramarital?
Extramarital is pronounced /ˌɛkstɹəˈmæɹɪtəl/.

Words near extramarital in the dictionary

  1. extramacular
  2. extramammary
  3. extramammary Paget disease
  4. extramammary Paget's disease
  5. extramarginal
  6. extramarital
  7. extramaritally
  8. extramarriage
  9. extramasticatory
  10. extramatrical
  11. extramatrimonial

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Adapted from Wiktionary: extramarital (page history and authors); extramarital (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); বিবাহবহির্ভূত (Bengali) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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