About The Word Polygamy
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Polygamy
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What's The Definition Of Polygamy?
[n] having more than one wife at a time
Synonyms | Synonyms for Polygamy: polygyny Related Terms | Find terms related to Polygamy: beena marriage | bigamy | common-law marriage | companionate marriage | concubinage | deuterogamy | left-handed marriage | levirate | leviration | love match | marriage of convenience | monandry | monogamy | monogyny | morganatic marriage | picture marriage | polyandry | polygyny | trial marriage | trigamy See Also | marriage | matrimony | union | wedlock Polygamy In Webster's Dictionary \Po*lyg"a*my\, n. [Gr. ?; cf. F. polygamie.]
1. The having of a plurality of wives or husbands at the same
time; usually, the marriage of a man to more than one
woman, or the practice of having several wives, at the
same time; -- opposed to monogamy; as, the nations of the
East practiced polygamy. See the Note under {Bigamy}, and
cf. {Polyandry}.
2. (Zo["o]l.) The state or habit of having more than one
mate.
3. (Bot.) The condition or state of a plant which bears both
perfect and unisexual flowers.
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