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nounAdultery
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Origin
- Middle Englishspousebreche
- Englishspousebreach
From Middle English spousebreche; equivalent to spouse + breach. Compare Middle English spousebruche (“adultery”), Middle English spousebrekinge (“adultery”), Old English ǣwbryċe (“adultery”), German Ehebruche (“adultery”).
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APA
spousebreach. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spousebreach
MLA
“spousebreach.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spousebreach. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spousebreach,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spousebreach.
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