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Paramour — Album par Jeanne Balibar Sortie 29 septembre 2003 Enregistrement Studios La Seine, Silver Mine, et Davout Durée 63 40 Genre pop … Wikipédia en Français
Paramour — Par a*mour, n. [F. par amour, lit., by or with love. See 2d {Par}, and {Amour}.] 1. A lover, of either sex; a wooer or a mistress (formerly in a good sense, now only in a bad one); one who takes the place, without possessing the rights, of a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Paramour — Par a*mour , Paramours Par a*mours , adv. By or with love, esp. the love of the sexes; sometimes written as two words. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] For par amour, I loved her first ere thou. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
paramour — n. A lover, usually of a married person committing adultery. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008 … Law dictionary
paramour — [n] lover admirer, beau, boyfriend, concubine, courter, courtesan, doxy, escort, fiancé, fiancée, girlfriend, inamorata, inamorato, kept woman, mistress, steady, sweetheart; concepts 415,423 … New thesaurus
paramour — ► NOUN archaic or derogatory ▪ a lover, especially the illicit partner of a married person. ORIGIN from Old French par amour by love … English terms dictionary
paramour — [par′ə moor΄] n. [ME < par amur < OFr par amour, with love < par (L per), by + amour (L amor), love] 1. a lover or mistress; esp., the illicit sexual partner of a married man or woman 2. Archaic a sweetheart … English World dictionary
paramour — UK [ˈpærəˌmʊə(r)] / US [ˈperəˌmʊr] noun [countable] Word forms paramour : singular paramour plural paramours literary someone who you are having a sexual relationship with, especially someone you are not married to … English dictionary
paramour — [[t]pæ̱rəmʊə(r)[/t]] paramours N COUNT: oft poss N Someone s paramour is their lover. [OLD FASHIONED] Syn: beloved … English dictionary
paramour — noun, archaic he was in love with his father s paramour Syn: lover, significant other, inamorata; mistress, girlfriend, kept woman, other woman; boyfriend, main squeeze, other man, inamorato; informal toy boy, sugar daddy; archaic concubine,… … Thesaurus of popular words
