What is the meaning of Monogamy?

  • (n.) Single marriage; marriage with but one person, husband or wife, at the same time; -- opposed to polygamy. Also, one marriage only during life; -- opposed to deuterogamy.
  • (n.) State of being paired with a single mate.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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