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- Ancient Greek · derived fromπολύ“many”
- English todaypolygyny
From Ancient Greek πολύ (polú, “many”) + γυνή (gunḗ, “woman, wife”). By surface analysis, poly- + -gyny.
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polygyny
Today it means: The state or practice of a man having more than one wife at a time; plurality of wives; marriage between one man and multiple wives. Full definition →
Ancient Greek πολύ