NOUN | state | monogamousness, monogamy | having only one spouse at a time / time |
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Meaning | Having only one spouse at a time / time. | |
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Synonym | monogamy | |
Narrower | monogyny | Having only one wife at a time / time |
serial monogamy | A succession of short monogamous relationships (as by someone who undergoes multiple divorces) | |
Broader | marriage, matrimony, union, spousal relationship, wedlock | The state of being a married couple voluntarily joined / joined for life (or until divorce) |
Spanish | monogamia | |
Catalan | monogàmia | |
Adjectives | monogamous | (used of relationships and of individuals) having one mate |
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