polygyny

[ puh-lij-uh-nee ]

/ pəˈlɪdʒ ə ni /

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noun

the practice or condition of having more than one wife at one time.

(among male animals) the habit or system of having two or more mates, either simultaneously or successively.

(among social insects) the condition of having two or more functioning queens in a colony.

Botany. the state or condition of having many pistils or styles.

Compare monogyny.

Origin of polygyny

1770–80; <Greek polygýn(aios) having many wives (see poly-, gyn-) + -y³

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH polygyny

bigamy, polyandry, polygamy, polygyny

Words nearby polygyny

polygonaceous, polygonum, polygraph, polygynist, polygynous, polygyny, polygyria, polyhedral, polyhedral angle, polyhedron, polyhedrosis

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Example sentences from the Web for polygyny

It is obviously nothing but a combination of polyandry and polygyny.
Elements of Folk Psychology|Wilhelm Wundt
The toleration of polygyny, or common polygamy, is a vexed question everywhere.
Greater Britain|Charles Wentworth Dilke
Wherever the concept of property became prominent, the purchase of women proved to be a further source of polygyny.
Elements of Folk Psychology|Wilhelm Wundt
These deviations we found to be the two forms of polygamy—polyandry and polygyny.
Elements of Folk Psychology|Wilhelm Wundt

The same is true of America and of Africa, monogamy decidedly predominating in the former and polygyny in the latter.
Elements of Folk Psychology|Wilhelm Wundt

British Dictionary definitions for polygyny

polygyny

/ (pəˈlɪdʒɪnɪ) /

noun

the practice or condition of being married to more than one wife at the same timeCompare polygamy

the practice in animals of a male mating with more than one female during one breeding season

the condition in flowers of having many carpels

See polyandry

Derived forms of polygyny

polygynist, nounpolygynous, adjective

Word Origin for polygyny

C18: from poly- + -gyny, from Greek gunē a woman

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单词	polygyny
释义	polygyny [ puh-lij-uh-nee ] / pəˈlɪdʒ ə ni / SEE SYNONYMS FOR polygyny ON THESAURUS.COM noun the practice or condition of having more than one wife at one time. (among male animals) the habit or system of having two or more mates, either simultaneously or successively. (among social insects) the condition of having two or more functioning queens in a colony. Botany. the state or condition of having many pistils or styles. Compare monogyny. Origin of polygyny 1770–80; <Greek polygýn(aios) having many wives (see poly-, gyn-) + -y³ WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH polygyny bigamy, polyandry, polygamy, polygyny Words nearby polygyny polygonaceous, polygonum, polygraph, polygynist, polygynous, polygyny, polygyria, polyhedral, polyhedral angle, polyhedron, polyhedrosis Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for polygyny It is obviously nothing but a combination of polyandry and polygyny. Elements of Folk Psychology\|Wilhelm Wundt The toleration of polygyny, or common polygamy, is a vexed question everywhere. Greater Britain\|Charles Wentworth Dilke Wherever the concept of property became prominent, the purchase of women proved to be a further source of polygyny. Elements of Folk Psychology\|Wilhelm Wundt These deviations we found to be the two forms of polygamy—polyandry and polygyny. Elements of Folk Psychology\|Wilhelm Wundt The same is true of America and of Africa, monogamy decidedly predominating in the former and polygyny in the latter. Elements of Folk Psychology\|Wilhelm Wundt British Dictionary definitions for polygyny polygyny / (pəˈlɪdʒɪnɪ) / noun the practice or condition of being married to more than one wife at the same timeCompare polygamy the practice in animals of a male mating with more than one female during one breeding season the condition in flowers of having many carpels See polyandry Derived forms of polygyny polygynist, nounpolygynous, adjective Word Origin for polygyny C18: from poly- + -gyny, from Greek gunē a woman Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to polygyny bigamy, polyandry
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polygyny

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Origin of polygyny

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH polygyny

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British Dictionary definitions for polygyny

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