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Word: Adulterine
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
mid 16th century (in the sense ‘given to adultery’): via Anglo-Norman French and Old French from Latin adulterinus, from adulter ‘adulterer’ (see adultery) + -inus -ine
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
əˈdʌlt(ə)rʌɪn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
(of a child) born as the result of an adulterous relationship.
Short Definition:born as result of adulterous relationship
Definition:
illegal, unlicensed, or spurious
Short Definition:illegal, unlicensed, or spurious
Examples:- an adulterine castle
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