About The Word Monogamy

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Monogamy

Monogamy Meaning & Definition
Monogamy Definition And Meaning

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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