adj, noun, slang ·4 syllables ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Ellipsis of premarital sex. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, slang, uncountable

Adjective

1. 1
   Before marriage; before getting married. not-comparable

   "Premarital sex is now far more common than it was in the 1920s."

Adjective

1. 1
   relating to events before a marriage wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

prenuptialantemaritalantenuptialantenuptialantenuptialpreceremonial

Example

More examples

""Premarital sex?" "Yes, Tom. It means sex before marriage.""

Etymology

From pre- + marital.

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