monogamy
marriage with only one person at a time.
Zoology. the practice of having only one mate.
the practice of marrying only once during life.
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Origin of monogamy
1Words Nearby monogamy
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How to use monogamy in a sentence
Cooke also takes on many other ways scientists have misread sexual dynamics over the years, such as the myth that males benefit evolutionarily from promiscuity and females from monogamy.
Lucy Cooke’s new book ‘Bitch’ busts myths about female animals | Erika Engelhaupt | June 14, 2022 | Science NewsHoward University College of Medicine anatomy professor Rui Diogo leads a virtual talk on topics such as monogamy, polygamy, polyamory, homosexuality and more, as well as trace how our wrong ideas about sex came into being.
He talks candidly about the saga, non-monogamy, assisted suicide, and why he is ‘bored’ of the gay actor debate.
9 Must-Read Stories of Syria’s Tokyo Rose, Missing WMDs and #GamerGate: The Best of The Beast | William Boot | October 18, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAs Davies tells it, monogamy did not have much of a grip on the upper levels of public life.
Murdoch on the Rocks: How a Lone Reporter Revealed the Mogul's Tabloid Terror Machine | Clive Irving | August 25, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWhat if gay marriage really will change the institution of marriage, shifting conceptions around monogamy and intimacy?
Were Christians Right About Gay Marriage All Along? | Jay Michaelson | May 27, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
If you think about it, actual monogamy has never been the Western norm.
Were Christians Right About Gay Marriage All Along? | Jay Michaelson | May 27, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe might have fallen off the monogamy wagon a couple of times after that, but I have to tell you, not very much.
Murder, Sex, and the Writing Life: Norman Mailer’s Biography | Ronald K. Fried | November 19, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTIf we cannot justify monogamy by the facts of life, we shall declare ourselves for polygamy.
The Book of Life: Vol. I Mind and Body; Vol. II Love and Society | Upton SinclairMy defense of monogamy is based upon the fact that I have never known any happy or successful "free lovers."
The Book of Life: Vol. I Mind and Body; Vol. II Love and Society | Upton SinclairI hope that none of my readers understands by "monogamy" any such system of spiritual strangulation.
The Book of Life: Vol. I Mind and Body; Vol. II Love and Society | Upton SinclairThe third reason is that monogamy is economical of human time and thought.
The Book of Life: Vol. I Mind and Body; Vol. II Love and Society | Upton SinclairWell, then I am surprised youve never noticed that such animals live in monogamy.
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British Dictionary definitions for monogamy
/ (mɒˈnɒɡəmɪ) /
the state or practice of having only one husband or wife over a period of time: Compare bigamy, polygamy (def. 1), digamy
zoology the practice of having only one mate
Origin of monogamy
1Derived forms of monogamy
- monogamous, adjective
- monogamously, adverb
- monogamousness, noun
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Cultural definitions for monogamy
[ (muh-nog-uh-mee) ]
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