MONOGAMY


Meaning of MONOGAMY in English

/ məˈnɒgəmi; NAmE məˈnɑːg-/ noun [ U ]

1.

the fact or custom of being married to only one person at a particular time

—compare bigamy , polygamy

2.

the practice or custom of having a sexual relationship with only one partner at a particular time

►  mon·og·am·ous / məˈnɒgəməs; NAmE məˈnɑːg-/ adjective :

a monogamous marriage

Most birds are monogamous.

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WORD ORIGIN

early 17th cent.: from French monogamie , via ecclesiastical Latin from Greek monogamia , from monos single + gamos marriage.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.