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-gyny

 
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a combining form occurring in nouns corresponding to adjectives ending in -gynous: androgyny.
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-gyny  
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  1. The state or condition of having a specified number of women or females: monogyny.

    1. The condition of being situated in a specified place with respect to female plant organs: epigyny.

    2. The condition of having a specified number or kind of female plant organs: protogyny.


[From Greek gunē, woman; see gwen- in Indo-European roots.]
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