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paramour

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈpærəˌmʊə/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈpærəˌmʊr/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(par′ə mŏŏr′)

par•a•mour /ˈpærəˌmʊr/USA pronunciation n. [countable]

a lover whom one is not supposed to have:His wife found out about his paramour.See -am-.

par•a•mour (par′ə mŏŏr′),USA pronunciation n.

an illicit lover, esp. of a married person.
any lover.

Old French
Middle English, from the phrase par amour by or through love 1250–1300

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

paramour /ˈpærəˌmʊə/ n

chiefly derogatory a lover, esp an adulterous woman
an archaic word for beloved

Etymology: 13th Century: from Old French, literally: through love

'paramour' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

Guinevere - courtesan - gallant - Mortimer - woman - succuba

Synonyms: concubine, courtesan, lover, mistress, more...

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