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monogamy
(encz) | monogamy,monogamie n: Zdeněk Brož |
Monogamy
(gcide) | Monogamy \Mo*nog"a*my\, n. [L. monogamia, Gr. ?: cf. F.
monogamie.]
1. Single marriage; marriage with but one person, husband or
wife, at the same time; -- opposed to polygamy. Also,
one marriage only during life; -- opposed to
deuterogamy.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Zool.) State of being paired with a single mate.
[1913 Webster] |
monogamy
(wn) | monogamy
n 1: having only one spouse at a time [syn: monogamy,
monogamousness] |
MONOGAMY
(bouvier) | MONOGAMY. A marriage contracted between one man and one woman, in exclusion
of all the rest of mankind; it is used in opposition to bigamy and polygamy.
(q.v.) Wolff, Dr. de la Nat. Sec. 857. The state of having only one husband
or one wife at one time.
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monogamy
(encz) | monogamy,monogamie n: Zdeněk Brož |
serial monogamy
(encz) | serial monogamy, n: |
Monogamy
(gcide) | Monogamy \Mo*nog"a*my\, n. [L. monogamia, Gr. ?: cf. F.
monogamie.]
1. Single marriage; marriage with but one person, husband or
wife, at the same time; -- opposed to polygamy. Also,
one marriage only during life; -- opposed to
deuterogamy.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Zool.) State of being paired with a single mate.
[1913 Webster] |
monogamy
(wn) | monogamy
n 1: having only one spouse at a time [syn: monogamy,
monogamousness] |
serial monogamy
(wn) | serial monogamy
n 1: a succession of short monogamous relationships (as by
someone who undergoes multiple divorces) |
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