Dictionary Entry
polygamy
polygamy is a 8-letter English word with 4 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The having of a plurality of wives or husbands at the same time; usually, the marriage of a man to more than one woman, or the practice of having several wives, at the same time; -- opposed to monogamy; as, the nations of the East practiced polygamy. See the Note under Bigamy, and cf. Polyandry. Face value is 19 in Scrabble and 21 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
8 letters · Scrabble 19 · Words With Friends 21 · 4 senses
Definitions
- 1noun
The having of a plurality of wives or husbands at the same time; usually, the marriage of a man to more than one woman, or the practice of having several wives, at the same time; -- opposed to monogamy; as, the nations of the East practiced polygamy. See the Note under Bigamy, and cf. Polyandry.
- 2noun
The state or habit of having more than one mate.
- 3noun
The condition or state of a plant which bears both perfect and unisexual flowers.
- 4noun
having more than one spouse at a time
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