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Date: 1600-1700
Language: Latin
Origin: promiscuus, from miscere 'to mix'

promiscuous

 adjective
     
pro‧mis‧cu‧ous
1 having many sexual partners:
the risks of promiscuous sexual behaviour
2 old use involving a wide range of different things
—promiscuously adverb
—promiscuity noun [uncountable]
sexual promiscuity
Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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