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Meaning of polygyny | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
/pəˈlɪd͡ʒ.ɪ.ni/

Definitions

  1. The state or practice of having several wives at the same time; plurality of wives; marriage to several wives.
    countable, uncountable
  2. The condition of an ant colony that has multiple egg-laying queens.
    countable, uncountable
  3. Synonym of polygamy.
    countable, uncountable

Equivalents

العربية تعدد الزوجات
Deutsch Polygynie
Español poliginia
Français polygynie
日本語 一夫多妻
Nederlands polygynie veelwijverij
Polski poligynia
Português poliginia
Svenska polygyni

Examples

“We may infer that in most cases where polygyny exists, monogamy co-exists to a greater extent, and in all other cases to a considerable extent.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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