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adultery
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adultery
(noun)
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adultery
/ə
ˈ
dʌltəri/
noun
adultery
/ə
ˈ
dʌltəri/
noun
Learner's definition of ADULTERY
[
noncount
]
:
sex between a married person and someone who is not that person's wife or husband
He found out that his wife had committed
adultery
.
She accused her husband of
adultery
.
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— adulterous
/ə
ˈ
dʌltərəs/
adjective
an
adulterous
affair/relationship
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— adulterously
adverb
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