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monogamous

[muh-nog-uh-muhs]

adjective

  1. practicing or advocating monogamy.

  2. of or relating to monogamy.



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Other 51Թ Forms

  • monogamously adverb
  • monogamousness noun
  • nonmonogamous adjective
  • nonmonogamously adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of monogamous1

First recorded in 1760–70; from Late Latin monogamus, from Greek DzóDz “marrying only once,” equivalent to mono- + -gamous
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Events serve a broad age range — roughly 25 to 55 — but they’re tailored to either the queer, heterosexual monogamous or ethically non-monogamous communities.

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At the time, she testified, she felt like they were in a monogamous relationship, though she knows now that he had other girlfriends.

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Instead, “Black Bag” considers what keeps a loving, monogamous relationship healthy when temptation is waiting around every corner.

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She said her early monogamous relationships “never felt right”, in contrast “living in a way that celebrates loving and connecting with multiple people is more aligned with who she is”, she said.

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At the beginning of the dot com boom in 2001, Ashley Madison became a space where married people or people in relationships could indulge in their secret fantasies outside of their monogamous relationships.

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What doesmonogamous mean?

Monogamous means having only one spouse, one sexual partner, or (in the case of animals) one mate.Monogamous is used to describe people and animals that practice monogamy or to describe their relationships or practices. The word monogamy most technically refers to the state or practice of being married to only one person at a time. It is also commonly used in a more general way to refer to the state of being in a romantic or sexual relationship with only one person at a time. Less commonly, monogamy can mean the practice of being married only once throughout one’s life.In the study of animals, monogamy refers to the practice of having only one mate.A monogamous person can be called a monogamist. The term can also be applied to a person who advocates for monogamy.Example: Monogamy may be traditional in our modern society, but monogamous relationships haven’t always been the norm in every culture.

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