free love

free love
noun
sexual intercourse between individuals who are not married to one another
• Syn: ↑extramarital sex
• Hyponyms: ↑adultery, ↑criminal conversation, ↑fornication

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noun
1. : sexual intercourse or cohabitation without a legal wedding — compare common-law marriage
2. : the doctrine that advocates the legalization of free love

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the doctrine or practice of having sexual relations or living together without legal marriage or continuing obligation.
[1815-25]

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free love noun
(the claim to) freedom in sexual relations, unshackled by marriage
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Main Entry: ↑free

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free love UK US noun [uncountable]
the idea that people should have the freedom to have sex with as many different people as they like, whether or not they are married or in a relationship
Thesaurus: sexual activityhyponym to have sexsynonym

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free love,
the doctrine of the right of free choice in sexual relations, without the restraint of marriage or other legal obligation.

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n. the idea or practice of having sexual relations according to choice, without being restricted by marriage or other long-term relationships

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noun [noncount]
: the practice of having sex with many people instead of with just one partner

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ˌfree ˈlove [free love] noun uncountable (old-fashioned)
the practice of having sex without being married or having several sexual relationships at the same time

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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