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monogamic
[ mon-uh-gam-ik ]
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Word History and Origins
Origin of monogamic1
First recorded in 1830–40; monogam(y) + -ic
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Example Sentences
No one slept alone, for the more or less monogamic family assembled nightly in a cave or 'lean-to' shelter.
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Rightly used, however, monogamic fellowship protects by making adventure in life more zestful because it is shared.
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The monogamic fellowship normally encourages the coming of the child.
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Where there is no monogamic commitment, he is forced into family life that is confused, incomplete, and uncertain.
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Under normal conditions the numbers of persons of both sexes are almost equal, which everywhere points to monogamic marriage.
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