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adultery

Main Entry:: adul·tery
Pronunciation:: \ə-ˈdəl-t(ə-)rē\
Function:: noun
Inflected Form(s):: plural adul·ter·ies
Etymology:: Middle English, alteration of avoutrie, from Anglo-French avulterie, from Latin adulterium, from adulter adulterer, back-formation from adulterare
Date:: 15th century

: voluntary sexual intercourse between a married man and someone other than his wife or between a married woman and someone other than her husband ; also : an act of adultery

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