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

matrimonial

adjective
 
/ˌmætrɪˈməʊniəl/
 
/ˌmætrɪˈməʊniəl/
[usually before noun] (formal or specialist)
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  1. connected with marriage or with being married
    • matrimonial problems
    • the matrimonial home
    Topics Life stagesc2
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryMatrimonial is used with these nouns:
    • home
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    Word Originlate Middle English: via Old French from Latin matrimonialis, from matrimonium, based on mater, matr- ‘mother’.
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