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What does polygamy mean?

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Noun
  1. The condition of having more than one spouse or marriage partner at one time.
  2. Specifically, polygyny, the marriage of a man to more than one wife, or the practice of having several wives, at the same time.
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The combination of matrilocal residence and polygamy has produced the same effects that it has in the Comoros.
Since polygamy is illegal in the United States, these marriage customs have created a serious problem in some immigrant households.
For example, species without care or with uniparental care are expected to show higher levels of polygamy than do species with biparental care.
I also want to discourage polyphobia, or the abhorrence of polygamy, that is circulating in our schools, communities, and legislature.
Mpika is one district in which people still practice polygamy and wife inheritance.
The Utah-based Church in the late 19th century banned the practice of taking plural wives and ex-communicates members who practice polygamy.

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