poligamia
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See also: poligámia
Italian
Etymology
From Late Latin polygamia, from Ancient Greek πολυγαμία (polugamía).
Noun
poligamia f (plural poligamie)
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Polish
Pronunciation
Noun
poligamia f
Declension
Declension of poligamia
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Further reading
- poligamia in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- poligamia in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Etymology
From Late Latin polygamia, from Ancient Greek πολυγαμία (polugamía), itself from πολύγαμος (polúgamos, “married to many”), from πολύς (polús, “many”) + γάμος (gámos, “marriage”). By surface analysis, poli- + -gamia.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: po‧li‧ga‧mi‧a
Noun
poligamia f (plural poligamias)
- polygamy (the practice of having multiple spouses or partners)
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Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin polygamia, from Ancient Greek πολυγαμία (polugamía).
Pronunciation
Noun
poligamia f (uncountable)
- polygamy (the condition of having more than one spouse)
- (zoology) polygamy (the condition of having more than one mate)
- (botany) polygamy (the condition of bearing both perfect and unisexual flowers)
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Further reading
- “poligamia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014