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monogamy Definition

mo·noga·my (mə näg′ə mē)

noun

  1. the practice or state of being married to only one person at a time
  2. Rare the practice of marrying only once during life
  3. Zool. the practice of having only one mate

Etymology: Fr monogamie < LL(Ec) monogamia < Gr: see mono- & -gamy

monogamy Related Forms
mo·nog′a·mist noun mo·nog′a·mous adjective or mon′o·gam′icmän′ō gam′ik
monogamy Law Definition

n

A law or custom permitting a person to be married to only one spouse.
monogamy Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • think: Every survey ever done on this question shows a high percentage of people think monogamy is important to marriage and that affairs are wrong.
  • practice: Most Anabaptists, however, practiced a virtuous monogamy and avoided all immorality.
  • say: To say that monogamy allows a man to " play around " is a contradictory statement.

Adjective modifier

  • life-long: All partner life-styles are equal, but some are more equal than others, and life-long monogamy is not among them them.
  • serial: In a process not unlike the now popular serial monogamy.

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