monogamic
Americanadjective
Usage
What does monogamic mean? Monogamic is a less common word for monogamous—having only one spouse, one sexual partner, or (in the case of animals) one mate. Monogamic is used to describe people and animals that practice monogamy or to describe their relationships or practices. The word monogamy most technically refers to the state or practice of being married to only one person at a time. It is also commonly used in a more general way to refer to the state of being in a romantic or sexual relationship with only one person at a time. Less commonly, monogamy can mean the practice of being married only once throughout one’s life. In the study of animals, monogamy refers to the practice of having only one mate. A monogamic person can be called a monogamist. The term can also be applied to a person who advocates for monogamy. Example: Monogamy may be traditional in our modern society, but monogamic relationships haven’t always been the norm in every culture.
Etymology
Origin of monogamic
First recorded in 1830–40; monogam(y) + -ic
Example Sentences
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All were stepping-stones to the monogamic union which is the standard of our civilization, and the realized ideal of all our best and wisest men and women....
From The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV by Ida Husted Harper
And thirdly, the German women were highly respected and also influenced public affairs, a fact directly opposed to monogamic male supremacy.
From The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State by Friedrich Engels
A girl reared under the monogamic system may look with abhorrence on ours; our young women do not do so.
From History of Woman Suffrage, Volume I by Elizabeth Cady Stanton
An animal belonging to a species habitually monogamic may easily change under the pressure of external causes and adopt polygamy, and, in some cases, polyandry.
From The Truth About Woman by C. Gasquoine (Catherine Gasquoine) Hartley
The intimate and vital care and nurture of the individual life still depends for the mass of the people upon the private, monogamic, family.
From The Family and it's Members by Anna Garlin Spencer
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