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polygamy /po·lyg·a·my/ (pah-lig´ah-me)
1. the concurrent marriage of a woman or man to more than one spouse.
2. animal mating in which the individual mates with more than one partner.

polygamy [pah-lig´ah-me]
the practice of having two or more spouses at one time.


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