polygyny
The state or practice of a man having more than one wife at a timeThe state or practice of a man having more than one wife at a time; plurality of wives; marriage between one man and multiple wives.
Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)The state or practice of a man having more than one wife at a time; plurality of wives; marriage between one man and multiple wives.
Polygynie
многожёнствоmnogožónstvo, полигини́яpoliginíja
багатоже́нствоbahatožénstvo
a form of polygamy in which a man has multiple wives
(countable, uncountable)The condition of an ant colony that has multiple egg-laying queens.
(countable, uncountable)Synonym of polygamy.
Translations
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Origin
From Ancient Greek πολύ (polú, “many”) + γυνή (gunḗ, “woman, wife”). By surface analysis,From Ancient Greek πολύ (polú, “many”) + γυνή (gunḗ, “woman, wife”). By surface analysis, poly- + -gyny.
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Forms
plural: polygynies| Singular | polygyny |
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Synonyms
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2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable