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Polygamy

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polygynynounThe state or practice of having several wives at the same time; plurality of wives; marriage to several wives.

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polygynynounThe state or practice of having several wives at the same time; plurality of wives; marriage to several wives.
polygamousOf, relating to, or practicing polygamy.
wifenounA married woman, especially in relation to her spouse.
sororalOf, pertaining to, or characteristic of a sister or sisters; sisterlike, sisterly.
polyamorynounAny of various practices involving romantic or sexual relationships with multiple partners with the knowledge and consent of all involved.
plural marriagenounA form of polygamy formerly practiced by Mormons.
group marriagenounA form of polygynous, polyandrous marriage in which more than one man and more than one woman form a family unit.
bigamynounThe state of having two (legal or illegal) spouses simultaneously.
polyandrynounA 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.
monogamynounThe practice of being married to one person as opposed to multiple.
quadrigamynounThe state of having four spouses simultaneously.
hyperpolyandrynounThe condition of being hyperpolyandrous
polyamourynounAlternative 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.
monogynynounThe practice of having one wife at a time.
bigynynounThe state of having two wives simultaneously.
multi-partneringnounThe fact or practice of having multiple partners.
omnigamynounA 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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