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metamour

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈmɛ.tə.mʊə/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /-mɔː/
  • General-American: /ˈmɛ.tə.mʊɹ/
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noun

Meaning 1

In a polyamorous relationship, one's partner's partner, with whom one is not directly involved.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: meta

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *meth2? Ancient Greek μετᾰ́ (metắ) Ancient Greek μετᾰ- (metă-)lbor. English meta- Proto-Indo-European *h3emh3-der. Proto-Italic *amāō Latin amō Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *-ōs Proto-Italic *-ōs Latin -or Latin amōrem Old French amor Middle French amourbor. Middle English amour ▲ French amourinflu. English amour English paramourinflu. English metamour From meta- (“transcending”) + amour (“lover”), likely influenced by paramour.

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: metamour — the partner of one's partner
  • Esperanto: metaamanto — the partner of one's partner
  • Esperanto: boamanto — the partner of one's partner
  • Finnish: metamuru — the partner of one's partner
  • French: métamour — the partner of one's partner
  • Portuguese: metamor — the partner of one's partner