varietism
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]varietism (uncountable)
- (obsolete) The practice of nonmonogamy.
- 1971 February, March, Jack Jardine, Sibly Whyte, "Promiscuity vs. Sexual Varietism", Explorations into Sexual Behavior
- "Sexual varietism" is a more neutral term for those who relate sexually to several partners.
- 1973, Paul F. Kaplan, Doing Sociology, page 99:
- It is important not to confuse sexual variety, in the form of varied techniques and positions for intercourse and varietism in the form of different partners.
- 1971 February, March, Jack Jardine, Sibly Whyte, "Promiscuity vs. Sexual Varietism", Explorations into Sexual Behavior