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polygyny

po·ly·gyny

UK/pəˈlɪd͡ʒ.ɪ.ni/ US/pʌˈlɪdʒʌni/ uncommon

noun

1.

having more than one wife at a time

Origin

From Ancient Greek πολύ (polú, “many”) + γυνή (gunḗ, “woman, wife”). By surface analysis, poly- + -gyny.

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