nonmarital

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adjective

Not in a marital relationship; unmarried to one another

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Meanings

adjectivenonmarital (not comparable)
  1. not comparableNot 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

From non- + marital.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

antinormalnonmartial
Cite this entry
APA

nonmarital. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonmarital

MLA

“nonmarital.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonmarital. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nonmarital,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonmarital.

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