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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 time Polygamy \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 POLYGAMY, crim. law. The act of a person who, knowing he has two or more
wives, or she has two or more husbands living, marries another. It differs from bigamy. (q.v.) Com. Dig. Justices, S 5, Dict. de Jur. h.t.
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