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Word of the Day: Paramour

By Maeve

Paramour (p?r’?-m?r’) is sometimes used as simply a synonym for “lover,” but it usually carries the connotation of an illicit lover, “one taking the place without the legal rights of a husband or wife.”

The locale [of The Kiss Before the Mirror] is Vienna, and in an opening scene Lucie, wife of Dr. Walter Bernsdorf, is perceived stealing through a garden on her way to her paramour’s abode. (New York Times)

Tila Tequila blames the media and her paramour’s interest in self-promotion for her breakup, and says she was much more guarded during her second “Shot at Love” on MTV. (Associated Press)

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Full post as published by Daily Writing Tips on May 29, 2008 (boomark / email).