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Word: Paramour
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
Middle English: from Old French par amour ‘by love’; in English the phrase was written from an early date as one word and came to be treated as a noun
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈparəmʊə
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a lover, especially the illicit partner of a married person.
Short Definition:lover
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