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monogyny

/məˈnɒd͡ʒɪnɪ/

monogyny noun: the practice of having one wife at a time.

Noun

monogyny (usually uncountable, plural monogynies)

  1. (usually) The practice of having one wife at a time.
  2. (usually) The condition in ants of having only one queen at a time.

monogyny meaning in Tamil

monogyny in Tamil

ஒரு பெண்ணகவுடைமை

Antonyms of monogyny

Forms of monogyny

pluralmonogynies

Origin of monogyny

From mono- + -gyny.

Questions about monogyny

What does monogyny mean?
Monogyny means the practice of having one wife at a time.
What is monogyny in Tamil?
Monogyny in Tamil is ஒரு பெண்ணகவுடைமை. See Monogyny meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is monogyny?
Monogyny is a noun.
How do you pronounce monogyny?
Monogyny is pronounced /məˈnɒd͡ʒɪnɪ/.
What is the plural of monogyny?
The plural of monogyny is monogynies.

Words near monogyny in the dictionary

  1. monogynic
  2. monogynies
  3. monogynist
  4. monogynists
  5. monogynous
  6. monogyny
  7. monohalide
  8. monohalides
  9. monohaloarene
  10. monohaloarenes
  11. monohalogenated

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Adapted from Wiktionary: monogyny (page history and authors); monogyny (Tamil 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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