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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary po·lyg·y·ny \\-nē\\ noun DATE 1780 : the state or practice of having more than one wife or female mate at a time — compare polyandry , polygamy English Etymology polygyny 1780, "having many wives," from poly- "many" (see poly-) + Gk.gyne "woman, wife" (see queen). Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged po·lyg·y·ny \pəˈlijənē, -igə-\ noun (-es) Etymology: poly- + -gyny 1. : a marriage form in which a man has two or more wives at the same time — contrasted with polyandry; compare polygamy , sororal polygyny2. : the condition of having more than one female mate at one time 3. : polygamy 3 |
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