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paramour definition

par·amour (par′ə mo̵or′)

noun

  1. a lover or mistress; esp., the illicit sexual partner of a married man or woman
  2. Archaic a sweetheart

Etymology: ME < par amur < OFr par amour, with love < par (L per), by + amour (L amor), love

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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