matrimonial

[ma-truh-moh-nee-uhl]

mat·ri·mo·ni·al

[ma-truh-moh-nee-uhl]
adjective
of or pertaining to matrimony; marital; nuptial; connubial; conjugal.

Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English < Late Latin mātrimōniālis. See matrimony, -al1

mat·ri·mo·ni·al·ly, adverb
non·mat·ri·mo·ni·al, adjective
non·mat·ri·mo·ni·al·ly, adverb
pre·mat·ri·mo·ni·al, adjective
pre·mat·ri·mo·ni·al·ly, adverb
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un·mat·ri·mo·ni·al, adjective
un·mat·ri·mo·ni·al·ly, adverb
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Matrimonial has a plethora of syllables.
So is sesquipedalianism. Does it mean:
given to using long words.
the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).
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matrimonial (ˌmætrɪˈməʊnɪəl)
 
adj
relating to marriage: matrimonial troubles
 
matrimonially
 
adv

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