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metamours

metamours is the plural of metamour.

Meaning of metamour

Noun

metamour (plural metamours)

  1. In a polyamorous relationship, one's partner's partner, with whom one is not directly involved.
    • I get it less with women who are bi and poly than with women who are monosexual and monogamous/monoamorous, but I can't put my finger on why, and there are exceptions in both directions. I get it less with metamours than with women who are unrelated, but maybe that's just because if my metamours...2000 August 11, Liz W, “When your wife loves to be at the center …!”, in alt.polyamory (Usenet)
    Synonyms:
    meta

Questions about metamours

What is metamours the plural of?
Metamours is the plural of metamour.

Words near metamours in the dictionary

  1. metamorphotic
  2. metamorphous
  3. metamorphs
  4. metamorphy
  5. metamour
  6. metamours
  7. metamphetamine
  8. metamudstone
  9. metamudstones
  10. metamunirite
  11. metamyelocyte

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