premarital
pronunciation
How to pronounce premarital in British English:
UK [ˌpri:ˈmærɪtl]
How to pronounce premarital in American English:
US [priˈmærɪtl]
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- Adjective:
- relating to events before a marriage
Word Origin
- premarital (adj.)
- also pre-marital, 1863, from pre- + marital. Phrase pre-marital sex attested from 1953.
Example
- 1. I , elna baker , could have premarital sex .
- 2. In recent years , the taboo against premarital sex has largely faded among chinese college students .
- 3. Across the state teenagers were warned that premarital sex could lead to divorce , suicide , poverty and a disappointed god .
- 4. In one , a young man gives his girlfriend a rose and tries to persuade her to have premarital sex .
- 5. It 's an alternative to premarital sex .