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paramour
noun [C] /ˈpær.ə.mɔːr/
/ˈper.ə.mʊr/ old use or literaryDefinition
› the person you are having a romantic or sexual relationship with, but are not married toRomantic and sexual partners
(Definition of paramour noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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