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Definition of
paramour noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
paramour
noun
noun
NAmE
/
/
ˈpærəˌmʊr
/
/
(
old-fashioned
or
literary
)
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a person that someone is having a romantic or sexual relationship with
synonym
lover
See
paramour
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