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marital status
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marital status
(noun)
marital status
noun
marital status
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of MARITAL STATUS
[
noncount
]
:
the state of being married or not married
—
used on official forms to ask if a person is married, single, divorced, or widowed
Please enter your
marital status
.
What is your
marital status
?
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