Meaning of MONOGAMY
| Pronunciation: | | mu'nâgumee
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| | Definition: | | [n] having one wife at a time |
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| | Synonyms: | | monogamousness, monogyny |
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| | See Also: | | marriage, matrimony, serial monogamy, union, wedlock | |
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| | Definition: | | Monogamy
A slim volume of polished aphorisms in which the meanings and implications of the long-standing institution of monogamy are irreverently dissected by philosopher/psychoanalyst Phillips, author of Terrors and Experts . more details ... |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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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| | Definition: | | an exclusive union of one man and one woman. |
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| | Related Terms: | | 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 |
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