πολυγαμία

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From πολῠ́γᾰμος (polúgamos, married to many) +‎ -ῐ́ᾱ (-íā), from πολύς (polús, many) +‎ γᾰ́μος (gámos, marriage).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

πολῠγᾰμῐ́ᾱ (polugamíāf (genitive πολῠγᾰμῐ́ᾱς); first declension

  1. polygamy

Inflection

Descendants

  • English: polygamy
  • French: polygamie

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