单词 | polygamously |
释义 | > as lemmaspoˈlygamously poˈlygamously adv. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > types of marriage custom or practice > [adverb] > polygamously polygamically1863 polygamously1869 1869 Atlantic Monthly Nov. 641/1 The polygamously-minded celibate, or the already twice or thrice wedded wooer. 1874 T. G. Bowles Flotsam & Jetsam (1882) iv. 24 Their [women's] ideas are always married to themselves—and sometimes polygamously to somebody else besides. 1948 Amer. Jrnl. Sociol. 54 17/1 There are instances of Moslem men, polygamously married in native fashion, putting away their wives in order to secure a Creole bride. 2003 Ottawa Citizen (Nexis) 17 Mar. a8 They feel they need to live polygamously, because that is one of the higher laws. < as lemmas |
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