marital

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mar·i·tal | \ ˈmer-ə-tᵊl

, ˈma-rə- \

Definition of marital

1 : of or relating to marriage or the married state marital vows

2 archaic : of or relating to a husband and his role in marriage

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Synonyms & Antonyms for marital

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nonmarital

Examples of marital in a Sentence

They've been having marital problems. neither of them ever forgot their marital vows, no matter how hard things sometimes got

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