polygamy
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/pəˈlɪɡəmi/
English
Definitions
noun
- The condition of having more than one spouse or marriage partner at one time.“Are there countries where polygamy is legal for both men and women?”
- The state or habit of having more than one sexual mate.“An insect queen actually practices polygamy only one day, while for an alpha-male defending his harem is the very essence of both his status and polygamy.”
- The condition or state of a plant which bears both perfect and unisexual flowers.
noun
- The state or practice of having several wives at the same time; plurality of wives; marriage to several wives.
- The condition of an ant colony that has multiple egg-laying queens.
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Synonyms
polygynypolygamouswifesororalpolyamoryplural marriagegroup marriagebigamypolyandryserial polygamypluralitymonogamyquadrigamyhyperpolyandrypolyamourypoly