polygamous

polygamous
po•lyg•a•mous
[[t]pəˈlɪg ə məs[/t]] also pol•y•gam•ic [[t]ˌpɒl iˈgæm ɪk[/t]] adj.
1) ant of, pertaining to, characterized by, or practicing polygamy
2) bot Bot. bearing both unisexual and hermaphrodite flowers on the same plant or on different plants of the same species
Etymology: 1605–15; < Gk polýgamos. See poly-, -gamous po•lyg′a•mous•ly, adv.

From formal English to slang. 2014.

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  • Polygamous — Po*lyg a*mous, a. [Gr. ? living ? polygamy; poly s many + ? marriage. Cf. {Bigamy}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Of or pertaining to polygamy; characterized by, or involving, polygamy; having a plurality of wives; as, polygamous marriages; opposed to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • polygamous — polygamous. = trimonoecious (см.). (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

  • polygamous — polygamous. См. трехдомный. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

  • polygamous — adjective engaging in bigamy, engaging in unlawful marriage, having multiple husbands, having multiple wives, having plurality of wives or husbands, practicing plural marriage associated concepts: bigamy, monogamy Burton s Legal Thesaurus.… …   Law dictionary

  • polygamous — (adj.) 1610s, from late Gk. polygamos (see POLYGAMY (Cf. polygamy)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • polygamous — [pə lig′ə məs, pōlig′ə məs] adj. [Gr polygamos] 1. of, engaging in, or characterized by polygamy 2. Bot. having bisexual flowers and unisexual flowers on the same plant or on different plants polygamously adv …   English World dictionary

  • polygamous — [[t]pəlɪ̱gəməs[/t]] ADJ In a polygamous society, people can be legally married to more than one person at the same time. A polygamous person, especially a man, is married to more than one person. Less than 1 percent of the men in any Muslim… …   English dictionary

  • polygamous — adjective Etymology: Greek polygamos, from poly + gamos gamous Date: 1613 1. a. relating to or practicing polygamy b. having more than one mate at one time < baboons are polygamous > 2. bearing both hermaphrodite and unisexual flowers on the same …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • polygamous — adj. Polygamous is used with these nouns: ↑marriage …   Collocations dictionary

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  • polygamous — polygamy ► NOUN ▪ the practice or custom of having more than one wife or husband at the same time. DERIVATIVES polygamist noun polygamous adjective. ORIGIN from Greek polugamos often marrying …   English terms dictionary

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