'Monogamy' definitions:
Definition of 'monogamy'
(from WordNet)
noun
Having only one spouse at a time [syn: monogamy, monogamousness]
Definition of 'Monogamy'
From: GCIDE
- Monogamy \Mo*nog"a*my\, n. [L. monogamia, Gr. ?: cf. F. monogamie.]
- 1. Single marriage; marriage with but one person, husband or wife, at the same time; -- opposed to polygamy. Also, one marriage only during life; -- opposed to deuterogamy. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Zool.) State of being paired with a single mate. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'monogamy'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- beena marriage,
- bigamy,
- common-law marriage,
- companionate marriage,
- concubinage,
- deuterogamy,
- left-handed marriage,
- levirate,
- leviration,
- love match,
- marriage of convenience,
- monandry,
- monogyny,
- morganatic marriage,
- picture marriage,
- polyandry,
- polygamy,
- polygyny,
- trial marriage,
- trigamy