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monog

monog is the abbreviation of monogamous.

Meaning of monogamous

Adjective

monogamous (not comparable)

  1. (strictly) Involving marriage to one person at a time.
    • Suppose, for example, that if polygamy were legal, 10 percent of adult men would take an average of three wives apiece and that all remaining marriages would be monogamous.2006 March 16, Robert H. Frank, “Polygamy and the Marriage Market: Who Would Have the Upper Hand?”, in The New York Times
    Antonyms:
    polygamous
  2. Characterized by mutual sexual and romantic exclusivity.
  3. Exclusively engaging in mutually exclusive sexual/romantic partnership.
  4. Having only one sexual partner at a time.
  5. Monogamic; having a simple flower with united anthers.

Questions about monog

What is monog the abbreviation of?
Monog is the abbreviation of monogamous.

Words near monog in the dictionary

  1. monofunctionalization
  2. monofunctionalizations
  3. monofunctionalized
  4. monofunctionally
  5. monofungal
  6. monog
  7. monogadolinium
  8. monogalactose
  9. monogalactoside
  10. monogalactosides
  11. monogalactosyl

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