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mé·nage à trois
/
meɪˈnɑʒ ɑ ˈtrwɑ;
French
meɪ
naʒ a ˈtrwɑ
/
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[
mey-
nahzh
ah
trwah
;
French
mey-n
a
zh
a
t
r
wah
]
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noun
a
domestic
arrangement in
which
three people having sexual relations occupy the same household.
Origin:
<
French:
household of three
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ménage à trois
(menaʒ a trwɑ)
—
n
,
pl
ménages à trois
a sexual arrangement involving a married couple and the lover of one of them
[literally: household of three]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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