Mo*nog"a*my (?), n. [L. monogamia, Gr. : cf. F. monogamie.]
1.
Single marriage; marriage with but one person, husband or wife, at the same time; -- opposed to polygamy. Also, one marriage only during life; -- opposed to deuterogamy.
2. Zool.
State of being paired with a single mate.
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