polygamy
Example Sentences
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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
The new law bans polygamy and sets a uniform age for marriage for men and women — 21 and 18, respectively — across all religions and also includes a uniform process for divorce.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 7, 2024
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.
