polygamous
English
editEtymology
editPronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /pəˈlɪɡəməs/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Adjective
editpolygamous (not comparable)
- Of, relating to, or practicing polygamy.
- Antonym: monogamous
- Hyponyms: polygynous, polyandrous
- That Mormon community no longer practises polygamous relationships.
- 2001, Kathryn Daynes, More Wives Than One, page 177:
- […] declaring legitimate all children of LDS polygamous marriages […]
- (botany) Exhibiting polygamy.
Translations
editof, relating to, or practicing polygamy
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