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open marriage

o·pen mar·riage
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [oh-puh n mar-ij]
    • /ˈoʊ pən ˈmær ɪdʒ/
    • /ˈəʊpən ˈmærɪdʒ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [oh-puh n mar-ij]
    • /ˈoʊ pən ˈmær ɪdʒ/

Definitions of open marriage words

  • noun open marriage a marriage in which the partners agree that each is free to have sexual relationships with other partners. 1
  • noun open marriage married couple who agree to extramarital sex 1
  • noun open marriage a marriage in which the partners are free to pursue their own social and sexual lives 0
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Origin of open marriage

First appearance:

before 1970
One of the 2% newest English words
First recorded in 1970-75

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Parts of speech for Open marriage

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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open marriage popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 70% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

open marriage usage trend in Literature

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