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单词 polygamic
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polygamicadj.

Brit. /ˌpɒlɪˈɡamɪk/, U.S. /ˌpɑliˈɡæmɪk/
Forms: 1700s poligamick, 1700s– polygamic.
Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek πολύγαμος , -ic suffix.
Etymology: < Hellenistic Greek πολύγαμος often married, polygamous (see polygamous adj.) + -ic suffix.
Of or relating to polygamy; practising polygamy, polygamous.
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society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > types of marriage custom or practice > [adjective] > relating to or practising polygamy
polygamous1547
polygamicc1741
polygamical1781
polygamist1855
polygamistic1857
c1741 Polygamist 18 Poligamick Matrimonization, Is liable to Pain of Transportation.
1794 Anecd. Recorded by Police of Paris 20 The polygamic Valcourt..went to him in the stage coach.
1858 Deseret Deserted ii. ii. 17 What! you the most polygamic of all the Mormons!
1884 19th Cent. Jan. 183 Governor Murray lays comparatively little stress on the polygamic difficulty.
1926 Amer. Anthropologist 28 270 An account of Zulu inheritance in polygamic households.
1962 P. A. Sorokin Society, Culture, & Personality iv. 87 Monogamic or polygamic marriage mores are neither true nor false.
2005 Toronto Star (Nexis) 5 Feb. l10 Israel had to make provisions for polygamic Jewish families to immigrate, and be recognized as valid, after its 1948 creation.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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