See polygamy on Wiktionary
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"roman": "mravalkorc̣ineba",
"sense": "the having of a plurality of socially bonded sexual partners at the same time — see also polygyny, polyandry",
"word": "მრავალქორწინება"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "the having of a plurality of socially bonded sexual partners at the same time — see also polygyny, polyandry",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Polygamie"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "the having of a plurality of socially bonded sexual partners at the same time — see also polygyny, polyandry",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Mehrehe"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "the having of a plurality of socially bonded sexual partners at the same time — see also polygyny, polyandry",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Vielehe"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "polygamía",
"sense": "the having of a plurality of socially bonded sexual partners at the same time — see also polygyny, polyandry",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "πολυγαμία"
},
{
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "polugamía",
"sense": "the having of a plurality of socially bonded sexual partners at the same time — see also polygyny, polyandry",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "πολυγαμία"
},
{
"code": "gu",
"lang": "Gujarati",
"roman": "bahuptitva",
"sense": "the having of a plurality of socially bonded sexual partners at the same time — see also polygyny, polyandry",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "બહુપતિત્વ"
},
{
"code": "he",
"lang": "Hebrew",
"roman": "poligámya",
"sense": "the having of a plurality of socially bonded sexual partners at the same time — see also polygyny, polyandry",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "פוליגמיה"
},
{
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "bahuvivāh",
"sense": "the having of a plurality of socially bonded sexual partners at the same time — see also polygyny, polyandry",
"word": "बहुविवाह"
},
{
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "bahusaṅgman",
"sense": "the having of a plurality of socially bonded sexual partners at the same time — see also polygyny, polyandry",
"word": "बहुसंगमन"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "the having of a plurality of socially bonded sexual partners at the same time — see also polygyny, polyandry",
"word": "poligámia"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "the having of a plurality of socially bonded sexual partners at the same time — see also polygyny, polyandry",
"word": "többnejűség"
},
{
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "the having of a plurality of socially bonded sexual partners at the same time — see also polygyny, polyandry",
"word": "poligami"
},
{
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "the having of a plurality of socially bonded sexual partners at the same time — see also polygyny, polyandry",
"word": "pernikahan jamak"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "the having of a plurality of socially bonded sexual partners at the same time — see also polygyny, polyandry",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "polagamas"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "the having of a plurality of socially bonded sexual partners at the same time — see also polygyny, polyandry",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ilphósadh"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "the having of a plurality of socially bonded sexual partners at the same time — see also polygyny, polyandry",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "poligamia"
},
{
"alt": "ふくこん",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "fukukon",
"sense": "the having of a plurality of socially bonded sexual partners at the same time — see also polygyny, polyandry",
"word": "複婚"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "porigamī",
"sense": "the having of a plurality of socially bonded sexual partners at the same time — see also polygyny, polyandry",
"word": "ポリガミー"
},
{
"code": "jv",
"lang": "Javanese",
"sense": "the having of a plurality of socially bonded sexual partners at the same time — see also polygyny, polyandry",
"word": "wayuh"
},
{
"code": "lt",
"lang": "Lithuanian",
"sense": "the having of a plurality of socially bonded sexual partners at the same time — see also polygyny, polyandry",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "poligamija"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "mnogubráčnost",
"sense": "the having of a plurality of socially bonded sexual partners at the same time — see also polygyny, polyandry",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "многубра́чност"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "poligamija",
"sense": "the having of a plurality of socially bonded sexual partners at the same time — see also polygyny, polyandry",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "полигамија"
},
{
"code": "gv",
"lang": "Manx",
"sense": "the having of a plurality of socially bonded sexual partners at the same time — see also polygyny, polyandry",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "yl-phoosey"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "the having of a plurality of socially bonded sexual partners at the same time — see also polygyny, polyandry",
"word": "moe punarau"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "čandhamsari",
"sense": "the having of a plurality of socially bonded sexual partners at the same time — see also polygyny, polyandry",
"word": "چندهمسری"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"english": "having multiple wives",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "ta'addod-e zowjât",
"sense": "the having of a plurality of socially bonded sexual partners at the same time — see also polygyny, polyandry",
"word": "تعدد زوجات"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "the having of a plurality of socially bonded sexual partners at the same time — see also polygyny, polyandry",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "poligamia"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "the having of a plurality of socially bonded sexual partners at the same time — see also polygyny, polyandry",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "poligamia"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "the having of a plurality of socially bonded sexual partners at the same time — see also polygyny, polyandry",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "poligamie"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "poligamíja",
"sense": "the having of a plurality of socially bonded sexual partners at the same time — see also polygyny, polyandry",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "полигами́я"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "mnogobráčije",
"sense": "the having of a plurality of socially bonded sexual partners at the same time — see also polygyny, polyandry",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "многобра́чие"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "the having of a plurality of socially bonded sexual partners at the same time — see also polygyny, polyandry",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "iol-phòsadh"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "the having of a plurality of socially bonded sexual partners at the same time — see also polygyny, polyandry",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ioma-phòsadh"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "the having of a plurality of socially bonded sexual partners at the same time — see also polygyny, polyandry",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "iomnuachadh"
},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "the having of a plurality of socially bonded sexual partners at the same time — see also polygyny, polyandry",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "poligàmija"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "the having of a plurality of socially bonded sexual partners at the same time — see also polygyny, polyandry",
"word": "polygamia"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "the having of a plurality of socially bonded sexual partners at the same time — see also polygyny, polyandry",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "poligamia"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "the having of a plurality of socially bonded sexual partners at the same time — see also polygyny, polyandry",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "månggifte"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "the having of a plurality of socially bonded sexual partners at the same time — see also polygyny, polyandry",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "polygami"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "the having of a plurality of socially bonded sexual partners at the same time — see also polygyny, polyandry",
"word": "poligamiya"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "the having of a plurality of socially bonded sexual partners at the same time — see also polygyny, polyandry",
"word": "çokeşlilik"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "polihámija",
"sense": "the having of a plurality of socially bonded sexual partners at the same time — see also polygyny, polyandry",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "поліга́мія"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "bahatošljúbnistʹ",
"sense": "the having of a plurality of socially bonded sexual partners at the same time — see also polygyny, polyandry",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "багатошлю́бність"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "the having of a plurality of socially bonded sexual partners at the same time — see also polygyny, polyandry",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "amlbriodas"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "zoology: the state or habit of having more than one mate",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "polygamie"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "zoology: the state or habit of having more than one mate",
"word": "polygamia"
},
{
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "bahusaṅgman",
"sense": "zoology: the state or habit of having more than one mate",
"word": "बहुसंगमन"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "takonsei",
"sense": "zoology: the state or habit of having more than one mate",
"word": "多婚性"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "zoology: the state or habit of having more than one mate",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "poligamia"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "botany: the condition or state of a plant which bears both perfect and unisexual flowers",
"word": "poligàmia"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "botany: the condition or state of a plant which bears both perfect and unisexual flowers",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "polygamie"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "botany: the condition or state of a plant which bears both perfect and unisexual flowers",
"word": "polygamia"
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"polygamy"
],
"word": "polygamy"
}
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