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noun
Practice of engaging in a single romantic/sexual relationship at a time, sometimes without an expectation of mutuality, usually outside and without the expectation of marriage.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Attested since at least 1992, from mono- + Latin amor + -y, possibly modelled on polyamory.
Across languages
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