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Thesaurus: monogamy

Single marriage; marriage with but one person, husband or wife, at the same time; -- opposed to polygamy. Also, one marriage only during life; -- opposed to deuterogamy.

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  1. n. Single marriage; marriage with but one person, husband or wife, at the same time; -- opposed to polygamy. Also, one marriage only during life; -- opposed to deuterogamy.
  2. n. State of being paired with a single mate.
  3. n. the practice or state of having only one spouse at a time
  4. 1. Single marriage; marriage with but one person, husband or wife, at the same time; -- opposed to polygamy. Also, one marriage only during life; -- opposed to deuterogamy. 2. (Zoöl.) State of being paired with a single mate.
  5. n:100 n. having only one spouse at a time