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Monogamous - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Monogamous : adj : (used of relationships and of individuals) having one mate;
"monogamous marriage"; "monogamous for life" [ant: polygamous]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Monogamous : \Mo*nog"a*mous\, a. [L. monogamus having but one
wife, Gr. ?; ? single _ ? marriage.]
1. Upholding, or practicing, monogamy.
2. (Bot.) Same as Monogamian.
3. (Zo["o]l.) Mating with but one of the opposite sex; --
said of birds and mammals.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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