adultery

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Alternative spellings 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Pronunciation 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Related terms 1.4.2 Translations 1.4.3 External links

[edit] English

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[edit] Alternative spellings

• advowtry (obsolete)

[edit] Etymology

< Latin adulterium < adulter, substituted for the older form of advoutry, q. v.

[edit] Pronunciation

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[edit] Noun

adultery (plural adulteries)

1. Sexual intercourse by a married person with someone other than their spouse.

[edit] Related terms

• adulter
• adulterate
• adulterer
• adulteress
• adulterine
• adulterise
• adulterous

[edit] Translations

[edit] External links

• adultery in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• adultery in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911