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POLYGYNY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does polygyny mean?
• POLYGYNY (noun)
The noun POLYGYNY has 1 sense:
1. polygamy in which a man has more than one wife at a time
Familiarity information: POLYGYNY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Polygamy in which a man has more than one wife at a time
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("polygyny" is a kind of...):
polygamy (the condition or practice of having more than one spouse at a time)
Derivation:
polygynist (a man with two or more wives)
polygynous (having more than one wife at a time)
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