Complete Definition of "polyamory"

English
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Etymology
The term dates from the 1960s or earlier, a hybrid of the Greek poly for many and the Latin amor for love.

Noun
polyamory

  1. Any of various practices involving relationships with multiple partners with the knowledge and consent of all involved.

Translations
trans-top|practices involving relationships with multiple partners
Chinese: ����
Danish: polyamory
Dutch: polyamorie
Esperanto: pluramemo
Finnish: polyamoria, monirakkaus
French: polyamour
German: Polyamory
Hebrew: פ������ר��
Hungarian: tártszerelműség
Italian: poliamore
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Polish: poliamoria
Portuguese: poliamor
Romanian: poliamorul
Swedish: polyamori
Spanish: poliamoría
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Related terms
polyamorous

See also

monogamy
polyandry
polygamy
polygyny

External links

w:polyamory|Wikipedia article on Polyamory
The alt.polyamory home page
A discusson of various senses of the term

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