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monogamy |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Monogamy \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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: monogamy n : having one wife at a time [syn: {monogamousness}, {monogyny}]
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