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==Terminology== {{Main|Terminology within polyamory}} The word ''polyamorous'' first appeared in an article by [[Morning Glory Zell-Ravenheart]], "A Bouquet of Lovers", published in May 1990 in ''[[Green Egg|Green Egg Magazine]]'', as "poly-amorous".<ref name="pitn">{{cite web|url=http://polyinthemedia.blogspot.co.uk/2007/01/polyamory-enters-oxford-english.html|title="Polyamory" enters the Oxford English Dictionary, and tracking the word's origins|date=6 January 2007|work=Polyamory in the News!|author=Alan|access-date=27 Jan 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160131204258/http://polyinthemedia.blogspot.co.uk/2007/01/polyamory-enters-oxford-english.html|archive-date=January 31, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> In May 1992, Jennifer L. Wesp created the [[Usenet]] [[newsgroup]] ''alt.polyamory'', and the [[Oxford English Dictionary]] (OED) cites the proposal to create that group as the first verified appearance of the word.<ref name="pitn"/> In 1999, Zell-Ravenheart was asked by the editor of the OED to provide a definition of the term, and she provided it for the UK version as "the practice, state or ability of having more than one sexual loving relationship at the same time, with the full knowledge and [[Sexual consent|consent]] of all partners involved."<ref>{{cite web|author=The Ravenhearts |title=Frequently Asked Questions re: Polyamory |url=http://www.mithrilstar.org/Polyamory-FAQ-Ravenhearts.htm|access-date=July 6, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100324124641/http://www.mithrilstar.org/Polyamory-FAQ-Ravenhearts.htm |archive-date=March 24, 2010 }}</ref> The words ''polyamory'', ''polyamorous'', and ''polyamorist'' were added to the OED in 2006.<ref name="oed.com">{{cite web|url=http://public.oed.com/the-oed-today/recent-updates-to-the-oed/previous-updates/september-2006-update/|title=September 2006 update|date=14 September 2006|work=The OED today|publisher=[[Oxford University Press]]|access-date=January 27, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151228141710/http://public.oed.com/the-oed-today/recent-updates-to-the-oed/previous-updates/september-2006-update/|archive-date=December 28, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> Some reference works define ''polyamory'' as a relational form (whether [[Interpersonal relationship|interpersonal]] or [[Romance (love)|romantic]] or [[Intimate relationship|sexual]]) that involves multiple people with the consent of all the people involved, like [[Oxford Living Dictionaries]], ''[[Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary]]'' and [[Thesaurus]], and [[Dictionary.com]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/us/polyamory |title=Definition of polyamory in US English |work=Oxford Living Dictionaries |author=<!--Not Stated--> |publisher=Oxford University Press |access-date=29 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180130013807/https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/us/polyamory |archive-date=January 30, 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/polyamory |title=Definition of polyamory in English |work=Oxford Living Dictionaries |author=<!--Not Stated--> |publisher=Oxford University Press |access-date=29 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180130013728/https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/polyamory |archive-date=January 30, 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/polyamory |title=Definition of "polyamory" β English Dictionary |work=Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus |author=<!--Not Stated--> |publisher=Cambridge University Press |access-date=29 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180130091245/https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/polyamory |archive-date=January 30, 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.dictionary.com/browse/polyamory?s=t |title=Polyamory -- Definition of Polyamory at Dictionary.com |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=2020 |website=[[Dictionary.com]] |access-date=December 24, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201111235336/https://www.dictionary.com/browse/polyamory |archive-date=November 11, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref> Some criticized the [[Merriam-Webster]] definition of polyamory, which defines the term as "the state or practice of having more than one open romantic relationship at a time,"<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/polyamory |title=Polyamory--Definition of Polyamory by Merriam-Webster |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=2020 |website=[[Merriam-Webster]] |access-date=December 24, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803164124/https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/polyamory |archive-date=August 3, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref> as missing a "vital component": consent.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.shape.com/lifestyle/sex-and-love/what-polyamorous-relationship-actually-is |title=Here's What a Polyamorous Relationship Actually Isβand What It Isn't |last=Kassel |first=Gabrielle |date=July 24, 2019 |website=Shape magazine |access-date=December 24, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200606131415/https://www.shape.com/lifestyle/sex-and-love/what-polyamorous-relationship-actually-is |archive-date=June 6, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref> The word ''polyamory'' combines the Greek word for "many" (''poly'') and the Latin word for "love" (''amor'').<ref>{{Cite book|chapter-url=https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-27771-9_200097-1|chapter=Polyamory (Polygamy and Polyandry)|first=Georgios A.|last=Orfanidis|title=Encyclopedia of Psychology and Religion|editor-first=David A.|editor-last=Leeming|date=December 27, 2019|publisher=Springer|pages=1β4|via=Springer Link|doi=10.1007/978-3-642-27771-9_200097-1|isbn=978-3-642-27771-9|s2cid=239527267|access-date=December 27, 2020|archive-date=March 10, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220310100820/https://link.springer.com/referenceworkentry/10.1007/978-3-642-27771-9_200097-1|url-status=live}}</ref> Polyamory is not generally included in the [[LGBT]] [[Hypernymy and hyponymy|umbrella]] because it is not a sexuality or a gender identity.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-07-06 |title=Why isn't polyamory included in LGBTQ? |url=https://www.askpolyamory.com/home/2018/7/6/why-isnt-polyamory-included-in-lgbtq |access-date=2024-03-05 |website=Polyamory Advice |language=en-US}}</ref>
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