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polygamy 音标拼音: [pəl'ɪgəmi] n. 一夫多妻,一妻多夫,雌雄混株 一夫多妻,一妻多夫,雌雄混株 polygamy n 1: having more than one spouse at a timePolygamy \ Po* lyg" a* my\, n. [ Gr. ?; cf. F. polygamie.] 1. The having of a plurality of wives or husbands at the same time; usually, the marriage of a man to more than one woman, or the practice of having several wives, at the same time; -- opposed to monogamy; as, the nations of the East practiced polygamy. See the Note under { Bigamy}, and cf. { Polyandry}. [ 1913 Webster] 2. ( Zool.) The state or habit of having more than one mate. [ 1913 Webster] 3. ( Bot.) The condition or state of a plant which bears both perfect and unisexual flowers. [ 1913 Webster] 20 Moby Thesaurus words for " polygamy": beena marriage, bigamy, common- law marriage, companionate marriage, concubinage, deuterogamy, left- handed marriage, levirate, leviration, love match, marriage of convenience, monandry, monogamy, monogyny, morganatic marriage, picture marriage, polyandry, polygyny, trial marriage, trigamy
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