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Definition of: monogyny
(mə·noj′ə·nē) noun
The custom or practice of having only one wife at a time. Compare MONANDRY. ♦ Homophone: monogeny. [<MONO- + Gk. gynē woman]
—mo·nog′y·nist noun
—mo·nog′y·nous adjective
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