Definitions for polygamous
pəˈlɪg ə məs; ˌpɒl iˈgæm ɪkpo·lyg·a·mous

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. polygamousadjective

   having more than one mate at a time; used of relationships and individuals

2. heteroicous, polyoicous, polygamousadjective

   having several forms of gametoecia on the same plant

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. polygamousadjective

   Of, relating to, or practicing polygamy.

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1. polygamous

   Polygamy (from Late Greek πολυγαμία (polugamía) "state of marriage to many spouses") is the practice of marrying multiple spouses. When a man is married to more than one wife at the same time, sociologists call this polygyny. When a woman is married to more than one husband at a time, it is called polyandry. In contrast to polygamy, monogamy is marriage consisting of only two parties. Like "monogamy", the term "polygamy" is often used in a de facto sense, applied regardless of whether a state recognizes the relationship. In sociobiology and zoology, researchers use polygamy in a broad sense to mean any form of multiple mating. Worldwide, different societies variously encourage, accept or outlaw polygamy. In societies which allow or tolerate polygamy, in the vast majority of cases the form accepted is polygyny. According to the Ethnographic Atlas Codebook (1998), of 1,231 societies noted, 588 had frequent polygyny, 453 had occasional polygyny, 186 were monogamous and 4 had polyandry – although more recent research suggests that polyandry may occur more commonly than previously thought. In cultures which practice polygamy, its prevalence among that population often correlates with social class and socioeconomic status.From a legal point of view, in many countries, although the law only recognises monogamous marriages (a person can only have one spouse, and bigamy is illegal), adultery is not illegal, leading to a situation of de facto polygamy being allowed, although without legal recognition for non-official "spouses". Scientific studies classify the human mating system as primarily monogamous, with the cultural practice of polygamy in the minority, based both on surveys of world populations, and on characteristics of human reproductive physiology.Polygamy (taking the form of polygyny) is most common in a region known as the "polygamy belt" in West Africa and Central Africa, with the countries estimated to have the highest polygamy prevalence in the world being Burkina Faso, Mali, Gambia, Niger and Nigeria.

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1. polygamous

   Polygamous refers to a practice or custom in which a person is married to more than one spouse at the same time. This term can be applied to both males and females. It's most often used in the context of certain religious or cultural traditions and is not legal in all countries.

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1. Polygamousadjective

   of or pertaining to polygamy; characterized by, or involving, polygamy; having a plurality of wives; as, polygamous marriages; -- opposed to monogamous

2. Polygamousadjective

   pairing with more than one female

3. Polygamousadjective

   belonging to the Polygamia; bearing both hermaphrodite and unisexual flowers on the same plant

4. Etymology: [Gr. living polygamy; poly`s many + marriage. Cf. Bigamy.]

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1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of polygamous in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of polygamous in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of polygamous in a Sentence

1. Jessica Christensen:

   I want people to realize there are polygamous groups all over the country… I want people to care and do something about it. I want people in Salt Lake to reach out to the families that they think are polygamous and do something, they are not just in Utah. There may be somebody in the group that doesn’t want to live that way.

2. Sound Choices Coalition:

   This is abhorrent to us, many polygamist victims and other Utahn's who recognize that religious polygamy, as practiced in Utah and around the country, is responsible for many serious human rights violations, most who are living in these fundamentalist polygamous groups and families, are treated as property, forced to work without pay, traded as daughters, coerced into having unwanted sex, and into giving birth to numerous children they can not care for.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=polygamous
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Polygamous
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polygamous
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/polygamous