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English Dictionary: monogamous by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
monogamous
adj
  1. (used of relationships and of individuals) having one mate; "monogamous marriage"; "monogamous for life"
    Antonym(s): polygamous
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Monogamous \Mo*nog"a*mous\, a. [L. monogamus having but one
      wife, Gr. [?]; [?] single + [?] marriage.]
      1. Upholding, or practicing, monogamy.
  
      2. (Bot.) Same as {Monogamian}.
  
      3. (Zo[94]l.) Mating with but one of the opposite sex; --
            said of birds and mammals.
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