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polygamy

[puh-lig-uh-mee] / pəˈlɪg ə mi /
NOUN
plural marriage
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The traditional practice of polygamy is not foreign to her.

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026

"Kenya is a polygamous nation - and polygamy is the best way to find love," the Nairobi county official told the BBC.

From BBC ● Jun. 26, 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

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

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

From "Educated" by Tara Westover



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