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MONOGAMY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The practice or state of having only one spouse at a time
Synonyms:
monogamousness; monogamy
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("monogamy" is a kind of...):
marriage; matrimony; spousal relationship; union; wedlock (the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "monogamy"):
monogyny (having only one wife at a time)
serial monogamy (a succession of short monogamous relationships (as by someone who undergoes multiple divorces))
Derivation:
monogamist (someone who practices monogamy (one spouse at a time))
monogamous ((used of relationships and of individuals) having one mate)
