Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

trinogamous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: trinog-a-mous
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Pertaining to a committed relationship involving three people, often including a married couple.

Colloquial

Example Sentences

"And we mus[t]n't forget "Three of Hearts," a feature-length documentary about the nine- year "trinogamous" relationship among bisexual men Sam Cagnina and Steven Margolis and heterosexual woman Samantha Singh."
"When a man is shot dead on the sidewalk, two women claim to be his wife. Mac, Stella, and dr. hawkes soon discover that the trio were involved in a trinogamous relationship that might not have been as happy as the widows claim."

Etymology

From tri- + (mo)nogamous. Compare trigamous.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: tri

Usage

Colloquial

Questions

What does trinogamous mean?: Pertaining to a committed relationship involving three people, often including a married couple.
Where does trinogamous come from?: From tri- + (mo)nogamous. Compare trigamous.

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