Monogamy



GRE

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n. 一夫一妻制
• ［英］ n. 一夫一妻制 ( having one spouse at a time)
• ［记］ mono ( 单个) +gam ( 婚姻) +y
• ［同］ 同根词: neogamist ( 新婚者) ;bigamous ( 重婚的)

Webster Collegiate

noun

• Etymology: French monogamie, from Late Latin monogamia, from Greek, from monogamos monogamous, from mon- + gamos marriage, from gamein to marry
• Date: 1612
• 1. archaic the practice of marrying only once during a lifetime
• 2. the state or custom of being married to one person at a time
• 3. the condition or practice of having a single mate during a period of time <monogamy is common among birds>
• ? monogamous also monogamic adjective
• ? monogamously adverb

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