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Out of wedlock   /aʊt əv wˈɛdlˌɑk/   Listen
Out of wedlock

adverb
1.
Of biological parents not married to each other.  Synonym: illegitimately.
2.
Of unwed parents.  Synonym: outside marriage.






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"Out of wedlock" Quotes from Famous Books



... she might have been Mrs. Terence Comerford, living at Inch, honoured and with the love of her child. She would not listen to that chilling whisper. She had known many strange things in life, quite contrary to common sense. It would not be common sense now for Terry to want to marry a girl born out of wedlock. It would not be common sense that the girl should be kept in ignorance of the stain on her birth. But these things happened.—A wryness came to Mary O'Gara's sweet mouth with the thought that if Terry married Stella his children would be born of a nameless mother. So the world was so strong ...
— Love of Brothers • Katharine Tynan



Words linked to "Out of wedlock" :   illegitimately, legitimately, outside marriage



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