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polygamy

[puh-lig-uh-mee] / pəˈlɪg ə mi /
NOUN
plural marriage
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Some reports said they had converted to Islam, which allows polygamy, to marry - a claim Dharmendra later denied.

From BBC • Nov. 24, 2025

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

The DNA also revealed polygamy and “levirate unions,” in which closely related males—brothers, or a father and son—had children with the same woman.

From Science Magazine • Apr. 24, 2024

He and his followers practice polygamy, a legacy of the early teachings of the mainstream Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, which abandoned the practice in 1890 and now strictly prohibits it.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 1, 2024

I examined polygamy, not as a doctrine but as a social policy.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover



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