Definition of monogamy
Noun
monogamy (uncountable)
- A form of sexual bonding involving a permanent pair bond between two beings.
Antonyms
Further reading
Monogamy is the state of having only one sexual partner at any one time. The word monogamy comes from the Greek word monos "μονός", which means one or alone, and the Greek word gamos "γάμος", which means marriage or union. In many cases, the word "monogamy" is used to specifically refer to marital monogamy.[1]
- Social monogamy refers to two persons/creatures who live together, have sex with each other, and cooperate in acquiring basic resources such as food, clothes, and money.
- Sexual monogamy refers to two persons/creatures who remain sexually exclusive with each other and have no outside sex partners.
- Genetic monogamy refers to two partners that only have offspring with each other.
- Marital monogamy refers to marriages of only two people.
References
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- Wiktionary. Published under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
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