polygyny
Meaning of polygyny
noun
polygamy in which a man has more than one wife.
late 18th century: from poly- ‘many’ + Greek gunē ‘woman’.
Information about polygyny
- It is a name.
- The plural form of polygyny is: polygynies.
- Languages in which polygyny is used:
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Hyphenation of polygyny
polyg-yny
- It consists of 2 syllables and 8 chars.
- polygyny is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
Translation of polygyny
- French: polygynie
- Spanish: poliginia
- German: Vielweiberei
Words that rhyme with polygyny
gyny, epigyny, perigyny, androgyny, ergatogyny, hologyny, hypogyny, misogyny, monogyny, philogyny, proterogyny, protogyny, pseudogyny
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