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cenogamy

cenogamy noun: the state of a community which permits promiscuous sexual intercourse among its members, i.e. in which husbands and wives are shared and held in common.

Noun

cenogamy (uncountable)

  1. The state of a community which permits promiscuous sexual intercourse among its members, i.e. in which husbands and wives are shared and held in common.

Forms of cenogamy

alternative formcœnogamy

Origin of cenogamy

From cen- + -o- + -gamy, from Ancient Greek κοινός (koinós, “common”) + γάμος (gámos, “bond”).

Questions about cenogamy

What does cenogamy mean?
Cenogamy means the state of a community which permits promiscuous sexual intercourse among its members, i.e. in which husbands and wives are shared and held in common.
What part of speech is cenogamy?
Cenogamy is a noun.

Words near cenogamy in the dictionary

  1. cenobitism
  2. cenobium
  3. cenobiums
  4. cenocron
  5. cenocrons
  6. cenogamy
  7. cenogenesis
  8. cenogenetic
  9. cenogram
  10. cenograms
  11. cenology

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