"monogamy" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /məˈnɒɡəmi/ [Received-Pronunciation], /məˈnɑɡəmi/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-monogamy.wav Forms: monogamies [plural]
Etymology: From French monogamie, from Late Latin monogamia, from Ancient Greek μονογαμία (monogamía). By surface analysis, mono- + -gamy. Etymology templates: {{der|en|fr|monogamie}} French monogamie, {{der|en|LL.|monogamia}} Late Latin monogamia, {{der|en|grc|μονογαμία}} Ancient Greek μονογαμία (monogamía), {{surf|en|mono-|-gamy}} By surface analysis, mono- + -gamy Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} monogamy (countable and uncountable, plural monogamies)
  1. A form of sexual bonding involving a permanent pair bond between two beings. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Family, Marriage, Polyamory Translations (permanent pair bond between two beings): միակնություն (miaknutʻyun) (Armenian), манага́мія (manahámija) [feminine] (Belarusian), аднашлю́бнасць (adnašljúbnascʹ) [feminine] (Belarusian), монога́мия (monogámija) [feminine] (Bulgarian), еднобра́чие (ednobráčie) [neuter] (Bulgarian), monogàmia [feminine] (Catalan), 一夫一妻制 (yīfūyīqīzhì) (Chinese Mandarin), monogamio (Esperanto), monogamia (Finnish), yksiavioisuus (Finnish), monogamie [feminine] (French), მონოგამია (monogamia) (Georgian), ერთქორწინება (ertkorc̣ineba) (Georgian), Monogamie [feminine] (German), μονογαμία (monogamía) [feminine] (Greek), एकविवाह (ekvivāh) (Hindi), एकसंगमन (eksaṅgman) (Hindi), एकपत्नित्व (ekpatnitva) (Hindi), एकपतित्व (ekaptitva) (Hindi), aonchéileachas [masculine] (Irish), monagamas [masculine] (Irish), 一夫一婦制 (ippuippusei) (alt: いっぷいっぷせい) (Japanese), 일부일처제 (ilbu'ilcheoje) (alt: 一夫一妻制) (Korean), monogamia [feminine] (Latin), еднобра́чност (ednobráčnost) [feminine] (Macedonian), моногамија (monogamija) [feminine] (Macedonian), moe punatahi (Maori), تک همسری, تک جفتی (Persian), monogamia [feminine] (Polish), monogamia [feminine] (Portuguese), monogamie [feminine] (Romanian), монога́мия (monogámija) [feminine] (Russian), единобра́чие (jedinobráčije) [neuter] (Russian), jednožénstvo [neuter] (Serbo-Croatian), monogàmija [feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), monogamia [feminine] (Spanish), monogami [common-gender] (Swedish), engifte [neuter] (Swedish), ผัวเดียวเมียเดียว (pǔua-diao-miia-diao) (Thai), монога́мія (monohámija) [feminine] (Ukrainian), одношлю́бність (odnošljúbnistʹ) [feminine] (Ukrainian), monogami [masculine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-monogamy-en-noun-Y75x0QY6 Disambiguation of Family: 68 32 Disambiguation of Marriage: 94 6 Disambiguation of Polyamory: 81 19 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mono-, English terms suffixed with -gamy, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Belarusian translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Thai translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations, Terms with Welsh translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 87 13 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mono-: 51 49 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -gamy: 77 23 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 85 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 88 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 94 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Belarusian translations: 83 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 73 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 77 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 81 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 78 22 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 83 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 83 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 81 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 77 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 72 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 87 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 78 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 87 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 79 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 78 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 77 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 54 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 78 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 87 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 89 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 79 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Thai translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 78 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 83 17 Disambiguation of 'permanent pair bond between two beings': 98 2
  2. The practice of being married to one person as opposed to multiple. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Family
    Sense id: en-monogamy-en-noun-0uImTCIW Disambiguation of Family: 68 32 Categories (other): English terms prefixed with mono-, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Thai translations Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mono-: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 54 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Thai translations: 49 51
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: serial monogamy, supermonogamy

Inflected forms

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          "roman": "miaknutʻyun",
          "sense": "permanent pair bond between two beings",
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          "sense": "permanent pair bond between two beings",
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          "roman": "yīfūyīqīzhì",
          "sense": "permanent pair bond between two beings",
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          "roman": "ertkorc̣ineba",
          "sense": "permanent pair bond between two beings",
          "word": "ერთქორწინება"
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          "roman": "ednobráčnost",
          "sense": "permanent pair bond between two beings",
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          "sense": "permanent pair bond between two beings",
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          "sense": "permanent pair bond between two beings",
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          "word": "одношлю́бність"
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      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "miaknutʻyun",
      "sense": "permanent pair bond between two beings",
      "word": "միակնություն"
    },
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      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "manahámija",
      "sense": "permanent pair bond between two beings",
      "tags": [
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    },
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      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "adnašljúbnascʹ",
      "sense": "permanent pair bond between two beings",
      "tags": [
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      ],
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    },
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      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "monogámija",
      "sense": "permanent pair bond between two beings",
      "tags": [
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      ],
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    },
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      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "ednobráčie",
      "sense": "permanent pair bond between two beings",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "еднобра́чие"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "permanent pair bond between two beings",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "monogàmia"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "yīfūyīqīzhì",
      "sense": "permanent pair bond between two beings",
      "word": "一夫一妻制"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "permanent pair bond between two beings",
      "word": "monogamio"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "permanent pair bond between two beings",
      "word": "monogamia"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "permanent pair bond between two beings",
      "word": "yksiavioisuus"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "permanent pair bond between two beings",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "monogamie"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "monogamia",
      "sense": "permanent pair bond between two beings",
      "word": "მონოგამია"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "ertkorc̣ineba",
      "sense": "permanent pair bond between two beings",
      "word": "ერთქორწინება"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "permanent pair bond between two beings",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Monogamie"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "monogamía",
      "sense": "permanent pair bond between two beings",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "μονογαμία"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "ekvivāh",
      "sense": "permanent pair bond between two beings",
      "word": "एकविवाह"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "eksaṅgman",
      "sense": "permanent pair bond between two beings",
      "word": "एकसंगमन"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "ekpatnitva",
      "sense": "permanent pair bond between two beings",
      "word": "एकपत्नित्व"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "ekaptitva",
      "sense": "permanent pair bond between two beings",
      "word": "एकपतित्व"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "permanent pair bond between two beings",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "aonchéileachas"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "permanent pair bond between two beings",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "monagamas"
    },
    {
      "alt": "いっぷいっぷせい",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "ippuippusei",
      "sense": "permanent pair bond between two beings",
      "word": "一夫一婦制"
    },
    {
      "alt": "一夫一妻制",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "ilbu'ilcheoje",
      "sense": "permanent pair bond between two beings",
      "word": "일부일처제"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "permanent pair bond between two beings",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "monogamia"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "ednobráčnost",
      "sense": "permanent pair bond between two beings",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "еднобра́чност"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "monogamija",
      "sense": "permanent pair bond between two beings",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "моногамија"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "permanent pair bond between two beings",
      "word": "moe punatahi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "sense": "permanent pair bond between two beings",
      "word": "تک همسری, تک جفتی"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "permanent pair bond between two beings",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "monogamia"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "permanent pair bond between two beings",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "monogamia"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "permanent pair bond between two beings",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "monogamie"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "monogámija",
      "sense": "permanent pair bond between two beings",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "монога́мия"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "jedinobráčije",
      "sense": "permanent pair bond between two beings",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "единобра́чие"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "permanent pair bond between two beings",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "jednožénstvo"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "permanent pair bond between two beings",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "monogàmija"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "permanent pair bond between two beings",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "monogamia"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "permanent pair bond between two beings",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "monogami"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "permanent pair bond between two beings",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "engifte"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "pǔua-diao-miia-diao",
      "sense": "permanent pair bond between two beings",
      "word": "ผัวเดียวเมียเดียว"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "monohámija",
      "sense": "permanent pair bond between two beings",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "монога́мія"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "odnošljúbnistʹ",
      "sense": "permanent pair bond between two beings",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "одношлю́бність"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "permanent pair bond between two beings",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "monogami"
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}

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