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polygamous

/pəˈlɪɡəməs/

adjective

What it means

  1. not comparableOf, relating to, or practicing polygamy.

    That Mormon community no longer practises polygamous relationships.

    1 more example

    […] declaring legitimate all children of LDS polygamous marriages […]

    2001, Kathryn Daynes, More Wives Than One, page 177

    Antonyms: monogamous

  2. not comparablebiologyExhibiting polygamy.

In a sentence

That Mormon community no longer practises polygamous relationships.

Where it comes from

From poly- + -gamous.

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