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mar·i·tal

 (măr′ĭ-tl)
adj.
1. Of or relating to marriage: marital status; marital problems.
2. Archaic Of or relating to a husband.

[Latin marītālis, from marītus, married.]

mar′i·tal·ly adv.
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marital

(ˈmærɪtəl)
adj
1. of or relating to marriage: marital status.
2. of or relating to a husband
[C17: from Latin marītālis, from marītus married (adj), husband (n); related to mās male]
ˈmaritally adv
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mar•i•tal

(ˈmær ɪ tl)
adj.
1. of or pertaining to marriage: marital vows.
2. of or pertaining to a husband.
[1595–1605; < Latin marītālis of married people, derivative of marītus of marriage]
mar′i•tal•ly, adv.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.marital - of or relating to the state of marriagemarital - of or relating to the state of marriage; "marital status"; "marital fidelity"; "married bliss"
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marital

adjective matrimonial, married, wedded, nuptial, conjugal, spousal, connubial She wanted to make her marital home in the city.
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marital

adjective
Of, relating to, or typical of marriage:
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Translations
زَوْجي
manželský
hjúskapar-, hjónabands-
šeimyninė padėtis
laulības-
evliliğe ait

marital

[ˈmærɪtl]
A. ADJ [home, bliss] → conyugal; [problems] → matrimonial, conyugal
the marital bedel lecho conyugal
B. CPD marital counselling Norientación f sobre problemas matrimoniales
marital rape Nviolación f dentro del matrimonio
marital status Nestado m civil
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marital

[ˈmærɪtəl] adj [problem] → matrimonial(e); [home] → matrimonial(e)marital status nsituation f familiale
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marital

adjehelich

marital

:
marital bed
nEhebett nt
marital bliss
nEheglück nt; they lived together in maritalsie genossen ein glückliches Eheleben
marital rape
nVergewaltigung fin der Ehe
marital status
marital vows
plEhegelübde nt
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marital

[ˈmærɪtl] adjconiugale, maritale
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marital

(ˈmӕritl) adjective
of marriage. marital relations (= the relationship between a married couple).
ˌmarital ˈstatus noun
(used especially on official forms to ask if a person is married, divorced, widowed or single).
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marital

a. matrimonial, marital;
___ relationsrelaciones ___ -es.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

marital

adj matrimonial; — problems problemas matrimoniales
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Having once embarked on your marital voyage, it is impossible not to be aware that you make no way and that the sea is not within sight--that, in fact, you are exploring an enclosed basin.
There is no doubt that these poor women fulfil their vocation far more thoroughly than the women in our class, and, as the truest: happiness consists in finding one's vocation quickly and continuing in it all one's days, I consider they are to be envied rather than not, since they are early taught, by the impossibility of argument with marital muscle, the impotence of female endeavour and the blessings of content."
"A genuine wife and a genuinely, respectably, marital relation.
I can imagine little Fyne solemnly sympathetic, solemnly listening, solemnly retreating to the marital bedroom.
Every concession made to marital authority was an effect of the love which the poor woman felt for her husband.
'The bigger number of non-marital children as shown by statistics would also be reflective of a change in societal attitudes with respect to marital children and non-marital children, meaning is it safe to assume based on these statistics that now ...
The Marital and Family Law Certification Committee is responsible for overseeing the process of certifying attorneys as marital and family law specialists recognized by The Florida Bar and reviewing the applications of currently certified attorneys seeking recertification because their terms are expiring.
We hypothesized that marital commitment is the major factor that influences marital quality and stability.
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