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trinogamous en · ADJ

Etymology

From tri- + (mo)nogamous. Compare trigamous.

Meanings

  1. (colloquial, not-comparable) Pertaining to a committed relationship involving three people, often including a married couple.
    • And we mus[t]n't forget "Three of Hearts," a feature-length documentary about the nine- year "trinogamous" relationship among bisexual men Sam Cagnina and Steven Margolis and heterosexual woman Samantha Singh. 2006, The Hollywood Reporter, volume 395:
    • When a man is shot dead on the sidewalk, two women claim to be his wife. Mac, Stella, and dr. hawkes soon discover that the trio were involved in a trinogamous relationship that might not have been as happy as the widows claim. 2013, Donn Cortez, Investigating CSI: Inside the Crime Labs of Las Vegas, Miami and New York, BenBella Books, Inc., →ISBN, page 233: