🔄 Synonyms of "Polygamy"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| polygynynoun | The state or practice of having several wives at the same time; plurality of wives; marriage to several wives. |
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| Word | Definition |
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| polygynynoun | The state or practice of having several wives at the same time; plurality of wives; marriage to several wives. |
| polygamous | Of, relating to, or practicing polygamy. |
| wifenoun | A married woman, especially in relation to her spouse. |
| sororal | Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a sister or sisters; sisterlike, sisterly. |
| polyamorynoun | Any of various practices involving romantic or sexual relationships with multiple partners with the knowledge and consent of all involved. |
| plural marriagenoun | A form of polygamy formerly practiced by Mormons. |
| group marriagenoun | A form of polygynous, polyandrous marriage in which more than one man and more than one woman form a family unit. |
| bigamynoun | The state of having two (legal or illegal) spouses simultaneously. |
| polyandrynoun | A form of polygamy where a woman is married to two or more husbands simultaneously. |
| serial polygamynoun | (derogatory) The practice of marrying and divorcing a succession of individual spouses. |
| pluralitynoun | (uncountable) The state of being plural. |
| monogamynoun | The practice of being married to one person as opposed to multiple. |
| quadrigamynoun | The state of having four spouses simultaneously. |
| hyperpolyandrynoun | The condition of being hyperpolyandrous |
| polyamourynoun | Alternative form of polyamory. [Any of various practices involving romantic or sexual relationships with multiple partners with the knowledge and consent of all involved.] |
| polynoun | (chiefly informal) Polyamory. |
| monogynynoun | The practice of having one wife at a time. |
| bigynynoun | The state of having two wives simultaneously. |
| multi-partneringnoun | The fact or practice of having multiple partners. |
| omnigamynoun | A social system in which each man of a community is married to all the women and each woman is married to all the men. |
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