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nonmarital

nonmarital adjective: not in a marital relationship; unmarried to one another.

Adjective

nonmarital (not comparable)

  1. Not in a marital relationship; unmarried to one another
    • The case was tried under a breach-of-contract theory and the court ruled in favor of Triola, ruling that an express oral contract between parties could be enforced even between nonmarital partners.1988 March 18, Marianna Beck, “What's a Wife Worth?”, in Chicago Reader

Origin of nonmarital

From non- + marital.

Questions about nonmarital

What does nonmarital mean?
Nonmarital means not in a marital relationship; unmarried to one another.
What part of speech is nonmarital?
Nonmarital is an adjective.

Words near nonmarital in the dictionary

  1. nonmarble
  2. nonmarginal
  3. nonmarginalized
  4. nonmarijuana
  5. nonmarine
  6. nonmarital
  7. nonmaritime
  8. nonmarked
  9. nonmarket
  10. nonmarketable
  11. nonmarketed

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