premarital

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English

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Etymology

From pre- +‎ marital.

Adjective

premarital (not comparable)

  1. Before marriage; before getting married.
    Premarital sex is now far more common than it was in the 1920s.

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Noun

premarital (uncountable)

  1. (slang) Ellipsis of premarital sex.

Portuguese

Adjective

premarital m or f (plural premaritais)

  1. premarital (before one’s marriage)
    Synonyms: pré-nupcial, prematrimonial