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Marital vs Familial - What's the difference?

marital | familial |

As adjectives the difference between marital and familial

is that marital is pertaining to marriage while familial is of or pertaining to human family.

marital

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Pertaining to marriage.
  • (obsolete) Pertaining to a husband.

    • Derived terms

    * postmarital * premarital

    Usage notes

    Not to be confused with martial.

    See also

    * conjugal * spousal

    Anagrams

    * ----

    familial

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Of or pertaining to human family.
    • Mark had to leave work due to familial obligations.
  • (technical) Of or pertaining to any grouping of things referred to as a family.
    • For Apocynaceae, this type of flower is a familial characteristic.

    Related terms

    * (l) ----