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Definition of conjugal adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

conjugal

adjective

/ˈkɒndʒəɡl/

/ˈkɑːndʒəɡl/

[only before noun] (formal)

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connected with marriage and the sexual relationship between a married couple
- conjugal love
Topics Life stagesc2
Word Originearly 16th cent.: from Latin conjugalis, from conjux, conjug- ‘spouse’, from con- ‘together’+ jugum ‘a yoke’.

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