MONOGAMY


Meaning of MONOGAMY in English

noun

COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES

serial monogamy

COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS

■ ADJECTIVE

serial

As we have seen serial monogamy could put the claims of unquestionably legitimate princes at risk.

Such would tend to be the case where people practice serial monogamy .

Nevertheless the serial monogamy of kings is likely to have had its implications for the rivalries between their heirs.

Serial multipartnerism, which can also be called serial monogamy , means having partners one at a time.

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

And be certain of your monogamy .

As we shall see, the lesson they teach is that we are designed for a system of monogamy plagued by adultery.

It has not done so, however, by imposing monogamy on them.

It seems unlikely that monogamy is a natural state for the human animal.

Lufkin never demanded monogamy from her and she had no idea whether he slept with other women.

Not that socially imposed monogamy need extend to captive slaves.

Society pays noisy lip service to monogamy but, in reality, encourages affairs.

The next commonest is monogamy - one male paired with one female.

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