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n. A law or custom permitting a person to be married to only one spouse.
Webster's New World Law Dictionary. Susan Ellis Wild. 2000.
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MONOGAMY — MONOGAMY, the custom and social or religious institution, often sanctioned by law, according to which a person can be married to only one single mate at a time. The discussion in this article is restricted to polygamy and monogamy in Jewish… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Monogamy — Mo*nog a*my, n. [L. monogamia, Gr. ?: cf. F. monogamie.] 1. Single marriage; marriage with but one person, husband or wife, at the same time; opposed to {polygamy}. Also, one marriage only during life; opposed to {deuterogamy}. [1913 Webster] 2.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
monogamy — monogamy. См. моногамия. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) … Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.
monogamy — (n.) 1610s, from Fr. monogamie, from L.L. monogamia, from Gk. monogamia, from monogamos marrying only once, from monos single, alone (see MONO (Cf. mono )) + gamos marriage (see GAMETE (Cf. gamete)) … Etymology dictionary
monogamy — ► NOUN ▪ the state of having only one husband, wife, or sexual partner at any one time. DERIVATIVES monogamist noun monogamous adjective. ORIGIN from Greek monos single + gamos marriage … English terms dictionary
monogamy — [mə näg′ə mē] n. [Fr monogamie < LL(Ec) monogamia < Gr: see MONO & GAMY] 1. the practice or state of being married to only one person at a time 2. Rare the practice of marrying only once during life 3. Zool. the practice of having only one… … English World dictionary
Monogamy — For the film, see Monogamy (film). Relationships … Wikipedia
monogamy — [[t]mənɒ̱gəmi[/t]] 1) N UNCOUNT Monogamy is used to refer to the state or custom of having a sexual relationship with only one partner. People still opt for monogamy and marriage. 2) N UNCOUNT Monogamy is the state or custom of being married to… … English dictionary
monogamy — /meuh nog euh mee/, n. 1. marriage with only one person at a time. Cf. bigamy, polygamy. 2. Zool. the practice of having only one mate. 3. the practice of marrying only once during life. Cf. digamy. [1605 15; < LL monogamia < Gk monogamía. See… … Universalium
monogamy — n. to practice monogamy * * * [mə nɒgəmɪ] to practice monogamy … Combinatory dictionary
