polygamous
/pəˈlɪɡəməs/
polygamous adjective: of, relating to, or practicing polygamy.
Adjective
polygamous (not comparable)
- Of, relating to, or practicing polygamy.
- That Mormon community no longer practises polygamous relationships.
- […] declaring legitimate all children of LDS polygamous marriages […]2001, Kathryn Daynes, More Wives Than One, page 177
- Antonyms:
- monogamous
- Exhibiting polygamy.
polygamous meaning in Tamil, Bengali and Persian
polygamous in Tamil
- பலபாலுள்ள, பலபுணரிக்குரிய, ஒன்றுக்கு மேற்பட்ட துணையுடைய
polygamous in Bengali
- বহুবিবাহের সাথে সম্পর্কিত, বহুবিবাহ প্রদর্শনকারী
polygamous in Persian
- of, relating to, or practicing polygamy
- چندهمسر čandhamsar
Antonyms of polygamous
Origin of polygamous
From poly- + -gamous.
Words formed from polygamous
Questions about polygamous
- What does polygamous mean?
- Polygamous means of, relating to, or practicing polygamy.
- What is polygamous in Tamil?
- Polygamous in Tamil is பலபாலுள்ள, பலபுணரிக்குரிய, ஒன்றுக்கு மேற்பட்ட துணையுடைய. See Polygamous meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is polygamous?
- Polygamous is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce polygamous?
- Polygamous is pronounced /pəˈlɪɡəməs/.
Words near polygamous in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: polygamous (page history and authors); polygamous (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); polygamous (Bengali 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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