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   A·dul·ter·ine

   /əˈdəltərən/

   

   adjective

   • 1. (of a child) born as the result of an adulterous relationship.
   • ▪ illegal, unlicensed, or spurious: "an adulterine castle"

   Word Origin mid 16th century (in the sense ‘given to adultery’): via Anglo-Norman French and Old French from Latin adulterinus, from adulter ‘adulterer’ (see adultery) + -inus -ine1.

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