| word | monogamous |
|---|---|
| definition | Being married to one person or having one mate at a time. |
| eg_sentence | Geese, swans, and most other birds are monogamous and mate for life. |
| explanation | American marriage is by law monogamous; people are permitted to have only one spouse (husband or wife) at a time. There are cultures with laws that permit marriage to more than one person at a time, or polygamy. Some Islamic countries permit polygamy, as do some African tribes. In this country the Mormons were polygamous until 1890, when they were forced to adopt monogamy by the unsympathetic federal government |
| IPA | məˈnɑgəməs |
Tags: mwvb::unit:14, mwvb::unit:14:word, mwvb::word, mwvb::word-cloze, mwvb::word-reverse, obsidian_to_anki
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