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monogyny
[ muh-noj-uh-nee ]
noun
- the practice or condition of having only one wife at a time.
- (of a male animal) the condition of having one mate at a time.
- (in social insects) the condition of having one functioning queen in a colony.
- Botany. the condition of having one pistil.
monogyny
/ mɒˈnɒdʒɪnɪ /
noun
- the custom of having only one female sexual partner over a period of time
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Derived Forms
- moˈnogynist, noun
- moˈnogynous, adjective
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Other Words From
- mo·nogy·nous mon·o·gyn·ic [mon-, uh, -, jin, -ik], mono·gyni·ous adjective
- mo·nogy·nist noun
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