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polygamy

[puh-lig-uh-mee] / pəˈlɪg ə mi /
NOUN
plural marriage
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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

While the couple are currently focused on their new life together, both are willing to embrace polygamy should the right opportunity present itself in the future.

From BBC • May 3, 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



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