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Definitions for monogamous
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Princeton's WordNet
monogamousadjective
(used of relationships and of individuals) having one mate
"monogamous marriage"; "monogamous for life"
Wiktionary
monogamousadjective
Being married to one person at a time.
monogamousadjective
Having only one sexual partner at a time.
monogamousadjective
monogamic; having a simple flower with united anthers.
Wikipedia
monogamous
Monogamy ( mə-NOG-ə-mee) is a form of dyadic relationship in which an individual has only one partner during their lifetime. Alternately, only one partner at any one time (serial monogamy) — as compared to the various forms of non-monogamy (e.g., polygamy or polyamory).The term is also applied to the social behavior of some animals, referring to the state of having only one mate at any one time. A monogamous relationship can be sexual or emotional, but it's usually both. Many modern relationships are monogamous.
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monogamous
Monogamous refers to the state or practice of being married to or involved in a sexual relationship with one person at a time. It is often used in the context of human relationships, but can also apply to animal mating behavior. In a monogamous relationship or marriage, both partners agree to stay committed, faithful, and loyal to each other, excluding other potential partners.
Webster Dictionary
Monogamousadjective
upholding, or practicing, monogamy
Monogamousadjective
same as Monogamian
Monogamousadjective
mating with but one of the opposite sex; -- said of birds and mammals
Etymology: [L. monogamus having but one wife, Gr. ; mo`nos single + marriage.]
Entomology
Monogamous
a union where a female is fertilized by one male only.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of monogamous in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of monogamous in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of monogamous in a Sentence
You want to meet people like you so having the site identify you as non-monogamous is a very big deal.
For me, it was a monogamous relationship.
I’ve always said it’s long distance … we don’t need to be monogamous. There’s a lot of s–t going on in both of our lives. You live in Houston. I live in L.A. Let’s see each other, when we see each other.
The modern monogamous culture has only been around for just 1,000 years.
Research suggests that relationship quality is actually quite similar in monogamous and consensually nonmonogamous relationships, both relationship styles can work well — and both can fail, too.
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