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polygamy

[puh-lig-uh-mee] / pəˈlɪg ə mi /
NOUN
plural marriage
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Kenyan civil servant Geoffrey Mosiria, who has a big following on social media, has called for the Netflix show to be banned in Kenya as it is gives polygamy a bad name.

From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026

"Humans have a range of partnerships that create conditions for a mix of full and half-siblings with strong parental investment, from serial monogamy to stable polygamy."

From Science Daily ● Jan. 22, 2026

Overall, the differences were smallest in monogamous species, while polygamy and pronounced size differences were associated with a more pronounced advantage for females.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 28, 2025

Alice, who is bisexual, said she believed polygamy should be viewed in a similar way to sexuality.

From BBC ● May 26, 2024

The church had ended the temporal practice of polygamy in 1890, but it had never recanted the doctrine.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover


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