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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In short, in all these countries the monogamic ideal is not followed by a large percentage of people.
From Sex-education A series of lectures concerning knowledge of sex in its relation to human life by Maurice Alpheus Bigelow
His unlimited rule was emphasized and endowed with continuity by the downfall of matriarchy, the introduction of patriarchy, and the gradual transition from the pairing family to the monogamic family.
From The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State by Friedrich Engels
As illustrations of our adherence to monogamic law, let me give some facts for comparison of America and continental Europe.
From Sex-education A series of lectures concerning knowledge of sex in its relation to human life by Maurice Alpheus Bigelow
If there is one thing in human society the value of which has been demonstrated through the unending ages, it is the monogamic marriage.
From The Meaning of Evolution by Samuel Christian Schmucker
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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