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Showing words for POLYGAMY using the English dictionary

8 Letter Words for Polygamy

polygamy

7 Letter Words for Polygamy

polygam

5 Letter Words for Polygamy

alogy, amply, amylo, galop, gloam, gompa, loamy, mopla, myopy, palmo, palmy, pygal, pygmy, yaply, ygapo

4 Letter Words for Polygamy

agly, alop, amoy, amyl, galp, gamp, gamy, gapo, gapy, glam, glom, glop, gloy, goal, gola, golp, gyal, gymp, lamp, loam, logy, loma, lyam, malo, mapo, mayo, mgal, mola, moly, moya, moyl, myal, ogam, olam, opal, palm, paly, play, ploy, pogy, poly, pyal, pyla, yamp, yoga, yomp

3 Letter Words for Polygamy

ago, agy, alg, alo, alp, aly, amp, amy, apl, gal, gam, gap, gay, goa, gol, gop, goy, gpm, gym, gyp, lag, lam, lao, lap, lay, loa, log, lop, loy, lpm, lym, mag, mal, mao, map, may, moa, mog, mol, mop, moy, mpg, mya, myg, oam, ola, olm, olp, opa, pal, pam, pay, ply, poa, pol, pom, poy, pya, yag, yam, yap, yay, ygo, yom, yoy

Definitions for Polygamy

[1] the practice or condition of having more than one spouse, especially wife, at one time. Compare bigamy(def 1) , monogamy(def 1) .
[2] Zoology . the habit or system of mating with more than one individual, either simultaneously or successively.
[3] the practice of having more than one wife or husband at the same time Compare polyandry, polygyny
[4] the condition of having male, female, and hermaphrodite flowers on the same plant the condition of having these different types of flower on separate plants of the same species
[5] the practice in male animals of having more than one mate during one breeding season

Words related to Polygamy

polygyny, bigamy, polyandry

Words nearby Polygamy

polygalacturonase, polygamic, polygamist, polygamophile, polygamous, polygamy, polygene, polygenesis, polygenetic, polygenic, polygenic inheritance

Origin of Polygamy

From the Greek word polygamía, dating back to 1585–95. See poly-, -gamy

Words that may be confused with Polygamy

bigamy, polyandry, polygamy, polygyny

Word origin for Polygamy

C16: via French from Greek polugamia from poly- + -gamy

Synonyms for Polygamy

bigamy, polyandry, polygyny