Mut'ah

//ˈmutɑ// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Noun
  1. 1
    Temporary marriage (wedlease) practised by certain Muslim sects, particularly Shias. uncountable, usually

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مُتْعَة (mutʕa). Doublet of mutat.

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