1) Challenge for a playboy 2) Faithful practice 3) French word used in English 4) Hoped-for trait in a spouse 5) Marriage 6) Matrimony 7) Monogamousness 8) Mormon doctrine since 1890 9) One-mate state 10) Requirement of deacons 11) Singular espousal 12) Spousal relationship 13) Union 14) Wedlock
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1) Monogamousness 2) Monogyny
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Monogamy ({midsize|pron. {{IPAc-en|m|ə|ˈ|n|ɒ|g|ə|m|i}, {Respell|mə|NOG|ə-mee}}}) is a form of relationship in which an individual has only one partner during their lifetime or at any one time (serial monogamy), as compared to polygamy or polyamory. The term is also applied to the social behavior of some animals, referring to the state of hav...
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a mating pattern in which males and females are paired one to one for at least one reproductive season; usually associated with parental care by both parents (Morris 1992). (Monogamous)
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• (n.) 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. • (n.) State of being paired with a single mate.
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a form of marriage joining two partners
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the custom that allows a person to be legally married to only one spouse at one time. Appearing in two general forms, monogamy may imply a lifelong ... [6 related articles]
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a mating system where a male and female mate together for an entire reproductive season or for their entire lives.
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A form of marriage in which each married partner is allowed only one spouse at any given time.
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describes animals that only have one partner. This is particularly common in birds.
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The condition of having only one mate during a breeding season or during the breeding life of a pair.
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Mating of an animal with only one member of the opposite sex.
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Mo·nog'a·my noun [ Latin
monogamia , Greek ...: confer French
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 .
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A marriage contracted between one man and one woman, in exclusion of all the rest of mankind; it is used in opposition to bigamy and polygamy. The state of having only one husband or one wife at one time. Having an intimate relationship, usually sexual, with only one other person for a considerable length of time. Some cynics say that monogamy ...
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Type: Term Pronunciation: mŏ-nog′ă-mē Definitions: 1. The marriage or mating system in which each partner has but one mate.
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The consistent practice of having sex with only one partner. Being in a monogamous relationship significantly decreases one's chances of being infected with HIV or another sexually transmitted disease. Both partners need to be monogamous in order for this to work.
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mating with only one member of the opposite sex at a time, i.e., one male mates with one female in an exclusive pair bond.
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monogamy, monogamous 1. The condition, rule, or custom of being married to only one person at a time (opposed to polygamy or bigamy); chiefly applied to the rule or custom (more explicitly called monogyny) by which a man can have only one wife, but also including monandry, the rule or custom by which a woman can have only one husband. 2. The practi...
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Mating system in which one male pairs with one female, at least for a given breeding season.
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A common type of mating system found in birds. Socially monogamous birds have one mate that helps raise young, but they may actually have mated with more than one individual. Sexual monogamy implies mating of an animal with only one member of the opposite sex during the breeding season.
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monogamousness noun having only one spouse at a time
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Practice of having only one husband or wife at a time in marriage
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The condition of having only one mate during a breeding season or during the breeding life of a pair.
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marriage with only one person at a time. Cf. · the practice of having only one mate. · the practice of marrying only once during life. Cf.
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Marriage between one man and one woman.
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