| 知识 | And polygamy, by derivation many marriages, and therefore etymologically denoting plural marriage for either males or females, in current usage generally refers to the custom practiced in earlier times by the Mormons, and before them by King Solomon, in which the man has as many wives as he can afford financially and/or emotionally. The correct, but rarely used, term for this custom is polygyny—polys, many, plus gyne, woman. |
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| 《》 | love, hate, and marriage |
| 出处 | Word Power Made Easy SESSION 3 |
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