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monogamic

monogamic adjective: monogamous, of or relating to monogamy.

Adjective

monogamic (not comparable)

  1. monogamous, of or relating to monogamy
    • We saw how in 'Epipsychidion' he rejected monogamic principles on the ground that true love is increased, not diminished, by division, and we can now understand why he calls this theory an "eternal law."1913, Sydney Waterlow, Shelley
    • It embodied their spirit and carried it forward, uniting their delicate feeling for chastity and purity with the ideal of monogamic love.1927, Havelock Ellis, Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 6 (of 6)

Questions about monogamic

What does monogamic mean?
Monogamic means monogamous, of or relating to monogamy.
What part of speech is monogamic?
Monogamic is an adjective.

Words near monogamic in the dictionary

  1. monogallate
  2. monogallates
  3. monogalloyl
  4. monogalloylated
  5. monogamian
  6. monogamic
  7. monogamies
  8. monogamish
  9. monogamist
  10. monogamistic
  11. monogamists

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