Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nonmarital

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.26 in modern English

Syllables: non-mar-i-tal
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not in a marital relationship; unmarried to one another

Example Sentences

"The case was tried under a breach-of-contract theory and the court ruled in favor of Triola, ruling that an express oral contract between parties could be enforced even between nonmarital partners."

Etymology

From non- + marital.

Questions

What does nonmarital mean?: Not in a marital relationship; unmarried to one another
Where does nonmarital come from?: From non- + marital.

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