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Meaning of POLYGYNY

Pronunciation:  pu'lijunee

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  having more than one wife at a time
 
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 Synonyms: polygamy
 
 See Also: marriage, matrimony, union, wedlock

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Po*lyg"y*ny\, n. [Poly- + Gr. ? woman, wife.]
The state or practice of having several wives at the same
time; marriage to several wives. --H. Spenser.
 
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Biology Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. Describes the condition of a plant whose flowers have several pistils or styles.
  2. Describes the practice of a man having several wives at once.
 
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Glossary
 
 Definition: marriage between one man and two or more women simultaneously.
 
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