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polygamy meaning in Telugu

బహుభార్యాత్వం

/pəˈlɪɡ.ə.mi/

polygamy in Telugu: బహుభార్యాత్వం, బహుభార్యాత్వము. In English, polygamy means the condition of having more than one spouse or marriage partner at one time.

Telugu words for polygamy

బహుభార్యాత్వం, బహుభార్యాత్వము

English meaning of polygamy

  1. noun The condition of having more than one spouse or marriage partner at one time.
  2. noun Synonym of polygyny (“marriage of a man to more than one wife, the practice of having several wives at the same time”).
  3. noun The state or habit of having more than one sexual mate.
  4. noun The condition or state of a plant which bears both perfect and unisexual flowers.

Full definition of polygamy

polygamy in a sentence

  • Are there countries where polygamy is legal for both men and women?
  • Though Islam allows polygamy, it is frowned upon in many contemporary Muslim societies.
  • An insect queen actually practices polygamy only one day, while for an alpha-male defending his harem is the very essence of both his status and polygamy.

Synonyms of polygamy

polygamy in other languages

Questions about polygamy in Telugu

What is the meaning of polygamy in Telugu?
Polygamy in Telugu is బహుభార్యాత్వం, బహుభార్యాత్వము.
polygamy అంటే తెలుగులో అర్థం ఏమిటి?
Polygamy: బహుభార్యాత్వం, బహుభార్యాత్వము.
What does polygamy mean in English?
Polygamy means the condition of having more than one spouse or marriage partner at one time.

Source and license

Telugu words: machine translation by IndicTrans2 (AI4Bharat, MIT license), kept only when it translates back to “polygamy”. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: polygamy (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Telugu words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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