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Dictionary: con·ju·gal   (kŏn'jə-gəl) pronunciation
adj.
Of or relating to marriage or the relationship of spouses.

[Latin coniugālis, from coniūnx, coniug-, spouse, from coniungere, to join in marriage. See conjoin.]

conjugality con'ju·gal'i·ty (-găl'ĭ-tē) n.
conjugally con'ju·gal·ly adv.

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adjective

    Of, relating to, or typical of marriage: connubial, hymeneal, marital, married, matrimonial, nuptial, spousal, wedded. See marriage/unmarried.

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This entry contains information applicable to United States law only.

Pertaining or relating to marriage; suitable or applicable to married people.

Conjugal rights are those that are considered to be part and parcel of the state of matrimony, such as love, sex, companionship, and support.

Loss of consortium is a loss of any or all conjugal rights.

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(kon-juh-guhl)

A descriptive term for the relationship between married persons. A conjugal family is the same as a nuclear family, composed of married parents and their children. Conjugal relatives (in-laws) trace their relations through the marriage of their respective blood relatives.

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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: Having to do with marriage.

pronunciation There were no conjugal visits allowed in the prison.

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - ægteskabelig

Nederlands (Dutch)
echtelijk

Français (French)
adj. - conjugal

Deutsch (German)
adj. - Ehe-

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - συζυγικός

Italiano (Italian)
coniugale

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - conjugal

Русский (Russian)
супружеский, брачный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - conyugal, matrimonial

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - äktenskaplig

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
结婚的, 配偶的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 結婚的, 配偶的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 부부의, 혼인의

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 婚姻の, 夫婦の

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) زوجي, زيجي, ما يخص الزواج‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮של הזוג, של נישואים‬


 
 
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