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polygamy vs. polyamory

polygamy vs. polyamory: What鈥檚 the difference?

Polygamy is the practice or state of having more than one spouse at a time. Polyamory is the practice of participating in multiple romantic or sexual relationships with the knowledge and consent of all partners. Poly- means 鈥渕any,鈥 -gamy means 鈥渕arriage,鈥 and -amory means 鈥渓ove.鈥

polygamy

noun

  1. the practice or condition of having more than one spouse, especially wife, at one time. Compare bigamy ( def 1 ), monogamy ( def 1 ).
  2. Zoology. the habit or system of mating with more than one individual, either simultaneously or successively.

polyamory

noun

  1. the practice or condition of participating simultaneously in more than one serious romantic or sexual relationship with the knowledge and consent of all partners.