"adultery" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /əˈdʌltəri/ Audio: en-us-adultery.ogg [US] Forms: adultery [singular], adulteries [plural]
Head templates: {{noun|2=adulteries}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Adultery is the act of having sex between a married person and someone who is not that person's wife or husband.
    Sense id: simple-adultery-en-noun-efjMdONN
     
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