"monogyny" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /məˈnɒd͡ʒɪnɪ/ Forms: monogynies [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos) Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-)der. English mono- English -gyny English monogyny From mono- + -gyny. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|mono-|-gyny|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos) Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-)der. English mono- English -gyny English monogyny [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "μόνος", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "μονο-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "mono-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-gyny", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "monogyny", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="monogyny"> From mono- + -gyny. Head templates: {{en-noun|-|ies}} monogyny (usually uncountable, plural monogynies)
  1. The practice of having one wife at a time. Tags: uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-monogyny-en-noun-xxU0~B~~ Categories (other): English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mono-, English terms suffixed with -gyny, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 58 42 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 57 43 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 57 43 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 57 43 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 60 40 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mono-: 55 45 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -gyny: 61 39 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 82 18 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 89 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 91 9 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 87 13 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 88 12
  2. The condition in ants of having only one queen at a time. Tags: uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-monogyny-en-noun-YQ81OK-0 Categories (other): English terms prefixed with mono-, Ants Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mono-: 55 45 Disambiguation of Ants: 15 85
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: monogynist, monoandry, polyandry

Inflected forms

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