About The Word Monogamy
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Monogamy
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What's The Definition Of Monogamy?
[n] having one wife at a time
Synonyms | Synonyms for Monogamy: monogamousness | monogyny Related Terms | Find terms related to Monogamy: beena marriage | bigamy | common-law marriage | companionate marriage | concubinage | deuterogamy | left-handed marriage | levirate | leviration | love match | marriage of convenience | monandry | monogyny | morganatic marriage | picture marriage | polyandry | polygamy | polygyny | trial marriage | trigamy See Also | marriage | matrimony | serial monogamy | union | wedlock Monogamy In Webster's Dictionary \Mo*nog"a*my\, n. [L. monogamia, Gr. ?: cf. F.
monogamie.]
1. Single marriage; marriage with but one person, husband or
wife, at the same time; -- opposed to {polygamy}. Also,
one marriage only during life; -- opposed to
{deuterogamy}.
2. (Zo["o]l.) State of being paired with a single mate.
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