monogamous
adjective
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Pronunciation: /məˈnɒɡəməs/ / /məˈnɑɡəməs/
adj
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mender. Proto-Hellenic *mónwos Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos) Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-)der. English mono- English -gamous English monogamous From mono- + -gamous.
- Involving marriage to one person at a time.
“Suppose, for example, that if polygamy were legal, 10 percent of adult men would take an average of three wives apiece and that all remaining marriages would be monogamous.”
- Characterized by mutual sexual and romantic exclusively.
- Exclusively engaging in mutually exclusive sexual/romantic partnership.
- Having only one sexual partner at a time.
- Monogamic; having a simple flower with united anthers.