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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Adulterine \A*dul"ter*ine\, a.[L. adulterinus fr adulter.] Proceeding from adulterous intercourse. Hence: Spurious; without the support of law; illegal. When any particular class of artificers or traders thought proper to act as a corporation without a charter, such were called adulterine guilds. --Adam Smith. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Adulterine \A*dul"ter*ine\, n. An illegitimate child. [R.] From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: adulterine adj : conceived in adultery
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