Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

premarital

/pɹimˈɛɹətəl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.74 in modern English

Syllables: pre-mar-i-tal
IPA: /pɹimˈɛɹətəl/

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Before marriage; before getting married.

noun

Ellipsis of premarital sex.

Slang; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Premarital sex is now far more common than it was in the 1920s."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English marital English premarital From pre- + marital.

Usage

Inflected Forms

præmarital (alternative)

Derived Forms

premaritally

Synonyms

antemarital antenuptial prenuptial

Rhymes With

marital extramarital

Questions

How do you pronounce premarital?: The recorded pronunciation is /pɹimˈɛɹətəl/.
What does premarital mean?: Before marriage; before getting married.
Where does premarital come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English marital English premarital From pre- + marital.

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