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单词 monogamistic
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monogamisticadj.

Brit. /məˌnɒɡəˈmɪstɪk/, /mɒˌnɒɡəˈmɪstɪk/, U.S. /məˌnɑɡəˈmɪstɪk/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: monogamist n., -ic suffix.
Etymology: < monogamist n. + -ic suffix; compare -istic suffix. Compare earlier monogamian adj.2, monogamic adj., monogamist adj., monogamous adj.
Of or relating to monogamists or monogamy; favouring monogamy (monogamy n. 2).
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society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > types of marriage custom or practice > [adjective] > of or relating to monogamy > practising monogamy
monogamous1803
monogamic1840
monogamistic1890
1890 Overland Monthly Apr. 358 To quote old Schopenhauer,..‘In our monogamistic [Ger. monogamisch] part of the world for a man to marry is to halve his rights and double his duties.’
1930 P. E. Corbett Rom. Law of Marriage II. v. 143 The second marriage was essentially void in a monogamistic society.
1952 Ess. in Crit. 2 372 Monogamistic love.
1983 W. Byron tr. A. Le Vot F. Scott Fitzgerald p. x Yet Fitzgerald was a prey to a sexual uneasiness that curbed his philandering and confirmed his monogamistic impulse.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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