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plural marriage  
n.  See polygamy.
po·lyg·a·my   (pə-lĭg'ə-mē)   
n.  
  1. The condition or practice of having more than one spouse at one time. Also called plural marriage.

  2. Zoology A mating pattern in which a single individual mates with more than one individual of the opposite sex.


[French polygamie, from Late Latin polygamia, from Greek polugamiā : polu-, poly- + -gamiā, -gamy.]
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