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monoamory

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
monoamory
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

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.

Uncountable

Etymology

Attested since at least 1992, from mono- + Latin amor + -y, possibly modelled on polyamory.

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Inflected Forms

monamory (alternative)

Questions

What does monoamory mean?
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.
Where does monoamory come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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