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open marriage

open marriage

1. a marriage in which both partners allow and encourage each other to grow and change over the years. Compare closed marriage.

2. a marital arrangement (formal or common-law) in which the partners permit each other to have sexual relations with other people. See also nontraditional marriage.

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