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polygamy
[ puh-lig-uh-mee ]
noun
- the practice or condition of having more than one spouse, especially wife, at one time. Compare bigamy ( def 1 ), monogamy ( def 1 ).
- Zoology. the habit or system of mating with more than one individual, either simultaneously or successively.
polygamy
/ 辫蓹藞濒瑟伞蓹尘瑟 /
noun
- the condition of having male, female, and hermaphrodite flowers on the same plant
- the condition of having these different types of flower on separate plants of the same species
- the practice in male animals of having more than one mate during one breeding season
polygamy
- The practice of having several wives or husbands at the same time. ( Compare monogamy .)
Derived Forms
- 辫辞藞濒测驳补尘颈蝉迟, noun
- 辫辞藞濒测驳补尘辞耻蝉, adjective
- 辫辞藞濒测驳补尘辞耻蝉ly, adverb
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of polygamy1
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Example Sentences
Prof Mazibuko explained that polygamy was not initially part of Zulu culture, in fact the first two kings were bachelors.
The DNA also revealed polygamy and 鈥渓evirate unions,鈥 in which closely related males鈥攂rothers, or a father and son鈥攈ad children with the same woman.
He and his followers practice polygamy, a legacy of the early teachings of the mainstream Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, which abandoned the practice in 1890 and now strictly prohibits it.
Popular accounts, often Senegalese posting from abroad where there is more freedom to speak out, debate taboo topics like sex before marriage and whether polygamy is fair.
He and his followers practice polygamy, a legacy of the early teachings of the mainstream Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, which abandoned the practice in 1890 and now strictly prohibits it.
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