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Monogamous

//məˈnɒɡəməs// adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Being married to one person at a time. not-comparable

    "Suppose, for example, that if polygamy were legal, 10 percent of adult men would take an average of three wives apiece and that all remaining marriages would be monogamous."

  2. 2
    Being exclusively committed to one significant other at a time. broadly, not-comparable
  3. 3
    Having only one sexual partner at a time. not-comparable
  4. 4
    Monogamic; having a simple flower with united anthers. not-comparable
Adjective
  1. 1
    (used of relationships and of individuals) having one mate wordnet

Etymology

From mono- + -gamous.

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