premarital

adjective

pre·​mar·​i·​tal ˌprē-ˈmer-ə-tᵊl How to pronounce premarital (audio)
-ˈma-rə-
variants or less commonly pre-marital
: made or occurring before marriage
premarital counseling
premarital agreements concerning property
premarital sex
premaritally adverb
or pre-maritally
premaritally pregnant
cohabiting premaritally

Examples of premarital in a Sentence

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One option could be to recommend premarital counseling. Harriette Cole, The Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2024 Ask your lady friend to join you for premarital counseling, where a licensed therapist can help her to free herself from Courtney's control. Emma Jones, arkansasonline.com, 13 Oct. 2024 Ask your lady friend to join you for premarital counseling, where a licensed therapist can help her to free herself from Courtney’s control. Jeanne Phillips, The Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2024 To get at answers, and to hopefully see each other more clearly, consider doing premarital counseling. R. Eric Thomas, The Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for premarital 

Word History

First Known Use

1878, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of premarital was in 1878

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“Premarital.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/premarital. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.

Medical Definition

premarital

adjective
pre·​mar·​i·​tal ˌprē-ˈmar-ət-ᵊl How to pronounce premarital (audio)
: existing or occurring before marriage

Legal Definition

premarital

adjective
pre·​mar·​i·​tal
ˌprē-ˈmar-ət-ᵊl

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