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/ˈstɛpˌɹɛl.ə.tɪv/ · noun
Any person identified as a non-blood relative but who is related through the marriage of a parent..
Psychiatrists continue to struggle with the psychological definitions of the incest taboo, rather than with the social conditions which create the present high incidence of steprelative sex relationships.
Use steprelative when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Steprelative means Any person identified as a non-blood relative but who is related through the marriage of a parent..
Common synonyms include steprelation.
Possible antonyms include blood relative.
Psychiatrists continue to struggle with the psychological definitions of the incest taboo, rather than with the social conditions which create the present high incidence of steprelative sex relationships.
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