monogamous
[muh-nog-uh-muh s]
Also monogamic.
Origin of monogamous
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Examples from the Web for non-monogamous
Contemporary Examples
Chief among these: the non-monogamous birdies wind up with more grand-birds (a sign of reproductive success).
Historical Examples
It is a fact that Anglo-Saxon civilization has always refused legal recognition to non-monogamous marriage.
Word Origin and History for non-monogamous
monogamous
adj.
"having but one wife or husband at a time," 1770, from Medieval Latin monogamus, from Greek monogamos "marrying only once" (see monogamy).
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