monogamy

Definitions


[məˈnɒɡəmi], (Noun)

Definitions:
- the practice or state of having a sexual relationship with only one partner at a time
(e.g: though monogamy is still very much the norm, the way we think about relationships is certainly changing)


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Origin:
early 17th century: from French monogamie, via ecclesiastical Latin from Greek monogamia, from monos ‘single’ + gamos ‘marriage’




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