monogamy

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) A form of sexual bonding involving a permanent pair bond between two beings.
2. (countable, uncountable) The practice of being married to one person as opposed to multiple.

Synonyms

monogamousness

one-to-one

one-to-one mapping

one-for-one

one-to-one correspondence

assortative mating

mating systems

outcrossing

one-one

one-to-one transformation

Translations

Monogamie

monogamie

monogamia

monogamia

monogàmia

monogamia

monogamia

μονογαμία

monogamie

monogami

Einehe

monogam

الزواج الأحادي

tekeşlilik

Pronounced as (IPA)

/məˈnɒɡəmi/

Etymology

From French monogamie, from Late Latin monogamia, from Ancient Greek μονογαμία (monogamía). By surface analysis, mono- + -gamy.