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Polygyny
//pəˈlɪd͡ʒ.ɪ.ni// noun
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Noun
- 1 The state or practice of having several wives at the same time; plurality of wives; marriage to several wives. countable, uncountable
"We may infer that in most cases where polygyny exists, monogamy co-exists to a greater extent, and in all other cases to a considerable extent."
- 2 a form of polygamy in which a man has multiple wives wordnet
- 3 The condition of an ant colony that has multiple egg-laying queens. countable, uncountable
- 4 Synonym of polygamy. countable, uncountable
Etymology
From Ancient Greek πολύ (polú, “many”) + γυνή (gunḗ, “woman, wife”). By surface analysis, poly- + -gyny.
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