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monogamy

UK/məˈnɒɡəmi//məˈnɑɡəmi/

monogamy noun: a form of sexual bonding involving a permanent pair bond between two beings.

Noun

monogamy (countable and uncountable, plural monogamies)

  1. A form of sexual bonding involving a permanent pair bond between two beings.
    • lifelong monogamy
    • practice monogamy
  2. The practice of being married to one person as opposed to multiple.

monogamy meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Malayalam

monogamy in Hindi

permanent pair bond between two beings
एकविवाह ekvivāh, एकसंगमन eksaṅgman, एकपत्नित्व ekpatnitva, एकपतित्व ekaptitva

monogamy in Tamil

ஒரு துணை மணம், ஒருதார மணம், ஒருதார மணமுறை, ஒருதுணை மணம் புரியுமுறை, ஒரு துணை மணவாழ்க்கை, ஒருபுணர்ச்சியுடைமை

monogamy in Urdu

یک زوجی

monogamy in Malayalam

ഏകപത്നീത്വം, ഏകഭർതൃത്വം
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monogamy in Gujarati
એકપતિત્વ ekpatitva, એકપત્નીત્વ ekpatnītva
monogamy in Persian
تک همسری, تک جفتی
monogamy in Thai
ผัวเดียวเมียเดียว pǔua-diao-miia-diao

Examples of monogamy in a sentence

  • Some bird species practice lifelong monogamy.
  • The society traditionally values monogamy.

All 16 example sentences with monogamy

Forms of monogamy

pluralmonogamies

Origin of monogamy

From French monogamie, from Late Latin monogamia, from Ancient Greek μονογαμία (monogamía). By surface analysis, mono- + -gamy.

Words formed from monogamy

Questions about monogamy

What does monogamy mean?
Monogamy means a form of sexual bonding involving a permanent pair bond between two beings.
What is monogamy in Hindi?
Monogamy in Hindi is एकविवाह (ekvivāh), एकसंगमन (eksaṅgman), एकपत्नित्व (ekpatnitva). See Monogamy meaning in Hindi.
How do you use monogamy in a sentence?
Some bird species practice lifelong monogamy.
What part of speech is monogamy?
Monogamy is a noun.
How do you pronounce monogamy?
Monogamy is pronounced /məˈnɒɡəmi/ (UK).
What is the plural of monogamy?
The plural of monogamy is monogamies.

Words near monogamy in the dictionary

  1. monogamists
  2. monogamize
  3. monogamous
  4. monogamously
  5. monogamousness
  6. monogamy
  7. monoganglionic
  8. monoganglioside
  9. monogangliosides
  10. monogastric
  11. monogastrics

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: monogamy (page history and authors); monogamy (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); monogamy (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); monogamy (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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