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serial polygamy

serial polygamy noun: the practice of marrying and divorcing a succession of individual spouses.

Noun

serial polygamy (usually uncountable, plural serial polygamies)

  1. (derogatory, usually) The practice of marrying and divorcing a succession of individual spouses.
    • Near-synonym: serial monogamy
    • "In America, you have so much divorce—perhaps because adultery was once a capital crime. You've ended up with serial polygamy."1980 December 26, Lynn Darling, “The Haunted Exile of Novelist Anthony Burgess”, in Washington Post, retrieved 22 May 2018
    Synonyms:
    serial monogamy

serial polygamy meaning in Tamil

serial polygamy in Tamil

பலபால் வரிசை

Examples of serial polygamy in a sentence

  • More recently, men like Donald Trump and Ronald Perelman have adopted a new form of marriage, serial polygamy—many wives, one at a time—which is possibly the worst system of all.1998 December 21, John Tierney, “The Big City: Capital Sweats As New York Swings”, in New York Times, retrieved 22 May 2018:
  • Instead of lifelong union, it is, for many newly-weds, an introduction to serial polygamy.1999 March 14, Felipe Fernández-Armesto, “The ring of truth”, in Independent, UK, retrieved 22 May 2018:
  • Thus, state-sanctioned and socially accepted serial polygamy is now the order of the day.2008 February, Monsignor Robert J. Dempsey, "The Catholic Church's Teaching About Same-Sex Marriage," Linacre Quarterly, vol. 75, pp. 74-75...

Synonyms of serial polygamy

Forms of serial polygamy

pluralserial polygamies

Questions about serial polygamy

What does serial polygamy mean?
Serial polygamy means the practice of marrying and divorcing a succession of individual spouses.
What is serial polygamy in Tamil?
Serial polygamy in Tamil is பலபால் வரிசை. See Serial polygamy meaning in Tamil.
How do you use serial polygamy in a sentence?
More recently, men like Donald Trump and Ronald Perelman have adopted a new form of marriage, serial polygamy—many wives, one at a time—which is possibly the worst system of all.
What part of speech is serial polygamy?
Serial polygamy is a noun.
What is the plural of serial polygamy?
The plural of serial polygamy is serial polygamies.

Words near serial polygamy in the dictionary

  1. serial number
  2. serial numbers
  3. serial pest
  4. serial pests
  5. serial polygamies
  6. serial polygamy
  7. serial port
  8. serial ports
  9. serial position effect
  10. serial position effects
  11. serial rapist

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