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preternuptial

preternuptial adjective: outside of wedlock; adulterous.

Adjective

preternuptial (not comparable)

  1. (archaic) Outside of wedlock; adulterous.

Origin of preternuptial

From preter- + nuptial.

Questions about preternuptial

What does preternuptial mean?
Preternuptial means outside of wedlock; adulterous.
What part of speech is preternuptial?
Preternuptial is an adjective.

Words near preternuptial in the dictionary

  1. preternaturality
  2. preternaturally
  3. preternaturalness
  4. preternature
  5. preternormal
  6. preternuptial
  7. preterperfect
  8. preterperfects
  9. preterpluperfect
  10. preterpluperfects
  11. preterrational

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