[par-uh-moo
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| 1. | an illicit lover, esp. of a married person. |
| 2. | any lover. |
| par·a·mour (pār'ə-mŏŏr') n. A lover, especially one in an adulterous relationship. [Middle English, from par amour, by way of love, passionately, from Anglo-Norman : par, by (from Latin per; see per1 in Indo-European roots) + amour, love (from Latin amor, from amāre, to love).] |