polygamy
Example Sentences
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"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
Alice, who is bisexual, said she believed polygamy should be viewed in a similar way to sexuality.
From BBC • May 26, 2024
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
Supporters of the plan, including some Muslim women's rights groups, say it will end religious practices on marriage age, polygamy and inheritance that are discriminatory toward women.
From Reuters • Nov. 10, 2023
I examined polygamy, not as a doctrine but as a social policy.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
