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po⋅lyg⋅y⋅ny
[puh-lij-uh-nee] 
ə
–noun
| 1. | the practice or condition of having more than one wife at one time. |
| 2. | (among male animals) the habit or system of having two or more mates, either simultaneously or successively. |
| 3. | (among social insects) the condition of having two or more functioning queens in a colony. |
| 4. | Botany. the state or condition of having many pistils or styles. |
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| po·lyg·y·ny (pə-lĭj'ə-nē) n.
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Polygyny
Po*lyg"y*ny\, n. [Poly- + Gr. ? woman, wife.] The state or practice of having several wives at the same time; marriage to several wives. --H. Spenser.
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Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: po·lyg·y·ny
Pronunciation: p&-'lij-&-nE
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -nies
: the stateor practice of having more than one wife or female mate at one time —compare POLYANDRY,
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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