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Gyny is defined as something relating to women or female organs.

(suffix)

An example of gyny is monogyny, which is being married to one woman at a time.

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See -gyny in Webster's New World College Dictionary

  1. the state of having or relating to a (specified) number of women or females at a time: monogyny
  2. the state of being located in a (specified) relation to the female organ of a plant

See -gyny in American Heritage Dictionary 4

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  1. The state or condition of having a specified number of women or females: monogyny.
  2. a. The condition of being situated in a specified place with respect to female plant organs: epigyny.
    b. The condition of having a specified number or kind of female plant organs: protogyny.

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Origin: From Greek gunē, woman; see gwen- in Indo-European roots

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