We don't have polygamy in Japan, dear.
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Polygamy
/pəˈlɪɡ.ə.mi/
Synonyms for "polygamy" (27 found)
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Noun(4 words)
family patterngroup marriagekinship patternmarital pluralism
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11 total sentences available.
We all live, at any rate for a time, and the majority of us always, in polygamy. Consequently, as each man needs many women, nothing is more just than to let him, nay, make it incumbent upon him to provide for many women. By this means woman will be brought back to her proper and natural place as a subordinate being.
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The Mormons have outlawed polygamy, but some adherents still practice it.
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Variability is one of the virtues of a woman. It avoids the crude requirement of polygamy. So long as you have one good wife you are sure to have a spiritual harem.
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