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Noun Concept

Categories: Polygyny, Articles with short description, Heterosexuality, Anthropology, Mating systems

polygyny polygynous marriage Economics of polygamy Economics of polygyny harem

Having more than one wife at a time WordNet 3.0

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Having more than one wife at a time WordNet 3.0

A form of polygamy in which a man has multiple wives Open English WordNet

Polygyny is the most common and accepted form of polygamy around the world, entailing the marriage of a man with several women. Wikipedia

A type of relationship in which the male partner may have multiple female spouses at the same time Wikidata

A form of marriage in which a man has several wives at the same time. OmegaWiki

The state or practice of having several wives at the same time; plurality of wives; marriage to several wives. Wiktionary

Plurality of wives at the same time. Wiktionary (translation)

Herbert Spencer (1883) The Principles of Sociology, page 685: “We may infer that in most cases where polygyny exists, monogamy co-exists to a greater extent, and in all other cases to a considerable extent.”. Wiktionary

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polygynous marriage

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polygyny

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Economics of polygamy, Economics of polygyny, harem (biology), Polygany, Polygynism, polygynous, polygynous union, Polygyny in Africa, Polygyny in Australia, Polygyny in Buddhism, Polygyny in Chile, Polygyny in China, Polygyny in Hinduism, Polygyny in Humans, Polygyny in Judaism, Polygyny in Kenya, Polygyny in Malawi, Polygyny in Nigeria, Polygyny in Russia, Polygyny in Serbia, Polygyny in Somalia, Polygyny in Tajikistan, Polygyny in the United Kingdom, Polygyny in Yemen, Religion and polygyny, sororal polygyny, Women in polygyny

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polygyny, polygyny in humans