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| po·lyg·y·ny [ pə líjjənee ] |
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1. simultaneous marriage to multiple wives: the custom of being married to more than one wife at the same time.
See also polygamy
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2. fact of having multiple female mates: animal mating in which a male mates with more than one female during any single breeding season
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3. fact of having many pistils or styles: the possession by a plant of many pistils or styles
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| [Late 18th century. <poly- + Greek gunē "woman"] |
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  po·lyg·y·nous adjective |
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