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adultery

Syllabification: (a·dul·ter·y)

Pronunciation: /əˈdəlt(ə)rē/

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Definition of adultery

noun

voluntary sexual intercourse between a married person and a person who is not his or her spouse:she was committing adultery with a much younger man

Origin:

late 15th century: from the obsolete noun adulter, from Latin adulter 'adulterer', replacing an earlier form avoutrie, from Old French avouterie, likewise based on Latin adulter