monogamy
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monogamy
- /məˈnɒɡəmi/ UK
- /məˈnɑɡəmi/ US
Where it comes from
From French monogamie, from Late Latin monogamia, from Ancient Greek μονογαμία (monogamía). By surface analysis, mono- + -gamy.
noun monogamies
- A form of sexual bonding involving a permanent pair bond between two beings. lifelong monogamy
- The practice of being married to one person as opposed to multiple.
Translations
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noun permanent pair bond between two beings
| Español | monogamia |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 일부일처제 ilbu'ilcheoje |
| 日本語 | 一夫一婦制 ippuippusei |
| 中文 | 一夫一妻制 yīfūyīqīzhì |
| हिन्दी | एकविवाह ekvivāh, एकसंगमन eksaṅgman, एकपत्नित्व ekpatnitva, एकपतित्व ekaptitva |
| Português | monogamia |
| Français | monogamie |
| Deutsch | Monogamie |
| Italiano | monogamia |
| Ελληνικά | μονογαμία monogamía |
| Română | monogamie |
| Русский | монога́мия monogámija, единобра́чие jedinobráčije |
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