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[syn: monogamy, monogamousness]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Monogamy \Mo*nog"a*my\, n. [L. monogamia, Gr. ?: cf. F.
monogamie.]
1. Single marriage; marriage with but one person, husband or
wife, at the same time; -- opposed to polygamy. Also,
one marriage only during life; -- opposed to
deuterogamy.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Zool.) State of being paired with a single mate.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
monogamy
n 1: having only one spouse at a time [syn: monogamy,
monogamousness]