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Polygyny vs Polygeny - What's the difference?

polygyny | polygeny |

As nouns the difference between polygyny and polygeny

is that polygyny is the state or practice of having several wives]] at the same time; plurality of wives; marriage to several wives - [[w:herbert spencer|h spencer while polygeny is polygenesis.

polygyny

English

Noun

(polygynies)
  • The state or practice of having several wives]] at the same time; plurality of wives; marriage to several wives - [[w:Herbert Spencer, H. Spencer

    • Derived terms

    * polygynist * polygynous

    Antonyms

    * monogamy * monogyny * polyandry

    Hypernyms

    * polygamy

    Coordinate terms

    * bigamy

    polygeny

    English

    (Webster 1913)

    Noun

    (-)
  • Polygenesis.

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