open marriage

/ˌoʊpən ˌmɛrɪdʒ/
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Other forms: open marriages

Definitions of open marriage
  1. noun
    a marriage in which each partner is free to enter into extraneous sexual relationships without guilt or jealousy from the other
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    type of:
    marriage, matrimony, spousal relationship, union, wedlock
    the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
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