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Polygyny
noun
/pəˈlɪdʒɪnɪ/
Word Frequency:
0.4
Definitions
1.
noun
The state or practice of having several wives at the same time; plurality of wives; marriage to several wives.
2.
noun
The condition of an ant colony that has multiple egg-laying queens.
Synonyms
polygamy
marriage
sororal
pinniped
polyandry
plurality
quadrigamy
monogyny
bigyny
serial polygamy
monogamy
hyperpolyandry
Antonyms
monogamy
monogyny
oligogyny
polyandry
Rhymes With
aborigine
australian aborigine
pigeon he
religion he
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