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monogamous

[muh-nog-uh-muh s]

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adjective

practicing or advocating monogamy.

of or relating to monogamy.

Also monogamic.

Origin of monogamous

1760–70; < Late Latin monogamus < Greek monógamos marrying only once. See mono-, -gamous

Related formsmo·nog·a·mous·ly, adverbmo·nog·a·mous·ness, nounnon·mo·nog·a·mous, adjectivenon·mo·nog·a·mous·ly, adverb

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Examples from the Web for non-monogamous

Contemporary Examples of non-monogamous

Chief among these: the non-monogamous birdies wind up with more grand-birds (a sign of reproductive success).
Does Your Sex Number Matter?
Debby Herbenick PhD
September 30, 2011

Historical Examples of non-monogamous

It is a fact that Anglo-Saxon civilization has always refused legal recognition to non-monogamous marriage.
The Book of Life: Vol. I Mind and Body; Vol. II Love and Society
Upton Sinclair

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).

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper