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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary po·lyg·a·my \\-mē\\ noun DATE circa 1591 1. marriage in which a spouse of either sex may have more than one mate at the same time — compare polyandry , polygyny 2. the state of being polygamous • po·lyg·a·mist \\-mist\\ noun • po·lyg·a·mize \\-ˌmīz\\ intransitive verb English Etymology polygamy 1591, from L.L. polygamia, from Late Gk. polygamia"polygamy," from polygamos "often married," from polys "many" + gamos "marriage" (see gamete). Not etymologically restricted to marriage of one man and multiple women (technically polygyny), but often used as if it were. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 polygamy pol·yg·amy / pE5li^Emi / noun[U] (technical 术语) the custom of having more than six wife at the same time 一夫多妻(制) ⇨ compare polyandry • pol·yg·am·ist / pE5li^Emist / noun • pol·yg·am·ous / pE5li^EmEs / adj.: a polygamous marriage / society 一夫多妻制婚姻/社会 Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged po·lyg·a·my \-mē, -mi\ noun (-es) Etymology: Middle French polygamie, from Late Latin polygamia, from Greek, from poly- + -gamia (from gamos marriage + -ia -y) — more at bigamy 1. : the state or fact of being polygamous; specifically : a marriage form in which a spouse of either sex may possess a plurality of mates at the same time — used either inclusively of both polygyny and polyandry or exclusively of polygyny < among the Batak of Palawan both polygamy and polyandry exist > < the Mormons' former practice of polygamy > — compare bigamy , monogamy 2. : possession of a plurality of benefices 3. : the condition of bearing both hermaphrodite and unisexual flowers on the same plant 4. zoology : the condition of having more than one mate at one time |
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