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polygamy

/pəˈlɪɡ.ə.mi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.07 in modern English

Syllables
po-ly-ga-my
IPA
/pəˈlɪɡ.ə.mi/
19
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The condition of having more than one spouse or marriage partner at one time.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Synonym of polygyny (“marriage of a man to more than one wife, the practice of having several wives at the same time”).

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The state or habit of having more than one sexual mate.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The condition or state of a plant which bears both perfect and unisexual flowers.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Recorded since 1591, from Late Latin polygamia, from Ancient Greek πολυγαμία (polugamía), itself from πολύγαμος (polúgamos, “married to many”), from πολύς (polús, “many”) + γάμος (gámos, “marriage”). Relates to modern prefix and suffix poly- + -gamy.

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Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

polygamies (plural)

Derived Forms

antipolygamy polygamic polygamical polygamious polygamist polygamize polygamous

Phrases

serial polygamy

Frequently Paired Words

concubine harem seraglio serial polygamy

Synonyms

polygyny

Antonyms

agamy monogamy serial monogamy

Questions

How do you pronounce polygamy?
The recorded pronunciation is /pəˈlɪɡ.ə.mi/.
What does polygamy mean?
The condition of having more than one spouse or marriage partner at one time.
Where does polygamy come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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