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inamorata

noun [C usually singular]
 
 
/ɪˌnæm.əˈrɑː.tə/ US  /-t̬ə/ /-təʊ/ US  /-t̬oʊ/ (plural inamoratas) literary

Definition

a woman someone is in love with: He's had a tattoo with the name of a former lover removed, to avoid hurting the feelings of his current inamorata.Romantic and sexual partners
(Definition of inamorata noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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