"open marriage" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: open marriages [plural]
Etymology: open + marriage Etymology templates: {{com|en|open|marriage}} open + marriage Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} open marriage (countable and uncountable, plural open marriages)
  1. A marital relationship in which each partner agrees that the other partner may have sexual relations with other people as he or she sees fit. Wikipedia link: open marriage Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Marriage Translations (type of marital relationship): 開放式婚姻 (Chinese Mandarin), 开放式婚姻 (kāifàngshì hūnyīn) (Chinese Mandarin), avoin avioliitto (Finnish), ღია ქორწინება (ɣia korc̣ineba) (Georgian)

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