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polygamous
[ puh-lig-uh-muhs ]
adjective
- of, pertaining to, characterized by, or practicing polygamy; polygamic.
- Botany. bearing both unisexual and hermaphrodite flowers on the same or on different plants of the same species.
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of polygamous1
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Example Sentences
She grew up in a polygamous family, with her mother being the youngest of three wives.
There is a lot of back and forth about the polygamous history of Mormonism and, increasingly, the perils of believing in one religion over another when they share similar mythologies.
The 56-year-old monarch is currently in a polygamous arrangement with 11 wives - and has been married 15 times in total.
He grew up in what he said was a happy polygamous family and was one of his father’s 10 children.
He was left with an aunt, who was one of five wives in a polygamous family that included about three dozen children.
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