Monogamy Definition

mə-nŏgə-mē
noun
The practice or condition of having a single sexual partner during a period of time.
American Heritage Medicine
The practice or state of being married to only one person at a time.
Webster's New World
Faithfulness in a relationship between unmarried partners.
Webster's New World
The practice of marrying only once during life.
Webster's New World
The practice of having only one mate during a mating season or for life.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
  • monogamousness

Origin of Monogamy

  • From mono- +"Ž -gamy

    From Wiktionary

Monogamy Sentence Examples

  • The biggest part of a committed relationship is monogamy.

  • Monogamy, as is remarked above, is assumed in Proverbs to be the recognized custom.

  • What is certain is that the definite assumption of monogamy is found only in such late books as Ben-Sira (Ecclesiasticus), Tobit and Judith.

  • Female saints, too, are held in high honour; and the Berber pays his wife the compliment of monogamy.

  • Every survey ever done on this question shows a high percentage of people think monogamy is important to marriage and that affairs are wrong.

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