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noun
A marital relationship in which both partners mutually agree that each is free to have sexual relationships with other people as they choose.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: open relationship
noun
a marriage in which each partner is free to enter into extraneous sexual relationships without guilt or jealousy from the other
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: marriage, matrimony, union, spousal relationship, wedlock
History
From open + marriage.
Across languages
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
