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    MONOGAMOUSNESS

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    The practice or state of having only one spouse at a timeplay

    Synonyms:

    monogamousness; monogamy

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

    Hypernyms ("monogamousness" is a kind of...):

    marriage; matrimony; spousal relationship; union; wedlock (the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce))

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "monogamousness"):

    monogyny (having only one wife at a time)

    serial monogamy (a succession of short monogamous relationships (as by someone who undergoes multiple divorces))

    Derivation:

    monogamous ((used of relationships and of individuals) having one mate)

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