monogamy
monogamy
Definition
mo·noga·my (mə näg′ə mē)
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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