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   paramour

   /ˈparəmʊə/

   noun

   • 1. a lover, especially the illicit partner of a married person. archaic

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French par amour ‘by love’; in English the phrase was written from an early date as one word and came to be treated as a noun.

   Scrabble Points: 12

   • P

     3

   • A

     1

   • R

     1

   • A

     1

   • M

     3

   • O

     1

   • U

     1

   • R

     1

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