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polygyny

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
polygyny /pəˈlɪdʒɪni/

▶noun polygamy in which a man has more than one wife. Compare with polyandry.

– derivatives
polygynous /pəˈlɪdʒɪnəs/ adjective.

– origin C18: from poly- + Gk gunē ‘woman’.

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