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trinogamous

adj

Etymology

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

  1. derived from γάμος — “union, marriage”
  2. formed as monogamous — “mono- + -gamous”
  3. prefixed as trinogamous — “tri + monogamous”

Definitions

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

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

    • 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.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA