poligamia

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See also: poligámia

Italian

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Etymology

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From Late Latin polygamia, from Ancient Greek πολυγαμία (polugamía).

Noun

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poligamia f (plural poligamie)

  1. polygamy
    Antonym: monogamia
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Polish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /pɔ.liˈɡa.mja/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -amja
  • Syllabification: po‧li‧ga‧mia

Noun

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poligamia f

  1. polygamy

Declension

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • poligamia in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • poligamia in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

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Etymology

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From Late Latin polygamia, from Ancient Greek πολυγαμία (polugamía), itself from πολύγαμος (polúgamos, married to many), from πολύς (polús, many) + γάμος (gámos, marriage). By surface analysis, poli- +‎ -gamia.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: po‧li‧ga‧mi‧a

Noun

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poligamia f (plural poligamias)

  1. polygamy (the practice of having multiple spouses or partners)

Hyponyms

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Coordinate terms

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Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Late Latin polygamia, from Ancient Greek πολυγαμία (polugamía).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /poliˈɡamja/ [po.liˈɣ̞a.mja]
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -amja
  • Syllabification: po‧li‧ga‧mia

Noun

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poligamia f (uncountable)

  1. polygamy (the condition of having more than one spouse)
  2. (zoology) polygamy (the condition of having more than one mate)
  3. (botany) polygamy (the condition of bearing both perfect and unisexual flowers)

Antonyms

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Further reading

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