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varietist en · ADJ

Etymology

From variety + -ist.

Meanings

  1. (obsolete) Of, relating to, or practicing sexual varietism.
    • We would call it today an "open marriage", at once permissive and varietist 1973 November 9, Max Lerner, “Marriage: What's in That Name?”, in The Iowa Press-Citizen:

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more varietist Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most varietist Degree=Sup lexicographic

varietist en · NOUN

Etymology

From variety + -ist.

Meanings

  1. (obsolete) A person who is nonmonogamous.
    • 2015 March 23, David S. D'Amato, Free Love: Victoria Woohhull, Libertarianism.orghttp://www.libertarianism.org/columns/free-love-victoria-woodhull In her periodical, Woodhull stated that her proposition was to "advocate sexual freedom for all people - freedom for the monogamist to practice monogamy, for the varietist to be a varietist still.".

Forms

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varietists Number=Plur lexicographic

Relateds

varietism