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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Polygamy \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.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
polygamy
n : having more than one wife at a time [syn: {polygyny}]
From THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993) [devils]:
POLYGAMY, n. A house of atonement, or expiatory chapel, fitted with
several stools of repentance, as distinguished from monogamy, which
has but one
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