group marriage

noun

(among primitive peoples) a form of marriage in which a group of males is united with a group of females to form a single conjugal unit.

Also called communal marriage.

Origin of group marriage

First recorded in1895–1900

Words nearby group marriage

groupie, grouping, group insurance, groupism, group life insurance, group marriage, Group of Eight, Group of Five, Group of Seven, Group of Seventy-Seven, Group of Ten

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Example sentences from the Web for group marriage

Because this form of group-marriage is the simpler, it is also usually regarded as the earlier.
Elements of Folk Psychology|Wilhelm Wundt
But there is also a second form, which, though less frequent, is of greatest importance for an interpretation of group-marriage.
Elements of Folk Psychology|Wilhelm Wundt
The subject of group-marriage is one about which I do not find it possible to speak so dogmatically.
Kinship and Social Organisation|W. H. R. Rivers
There is also, of course, a form of group-marriage that differs from 'Pirrauru marriage,' and is apparently simpler.
Elements of Folk Psychology|Wilhelm Wundt

Even in Australia the phenomena of Pirrauru and of group-marriage are confined particularly to the southern regions.
Elements of Folk Psychology|Wilhelm Wundt

British Dictionary definitions for group marriage

group marriage

noun

an arrangement in which several males live together with several females, forming a conjugal unit

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单词	group marriage
释义	group marriage noun (among primitive peoples) a form of marriage in which a group of males is united with a group of females to form a single conjugal unit. Also called communal marriage. Origin of group marriage First recorded in1895–1900 Words nearby group marriage groupie, grouping, group insurance, groupism, group life insurance, group marriage, Group of Eight, Group of Five, Group of Seven, Group of Seventy-Seven, Group of Ten Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for group marriage Because this form of group-marriage is the simpler, it is also usually regarded as the earlier. Elements of Folk Psychology\|Wilhelm Wundt But there is also a second form, which, though less frequent, is of greatest importance for an interpretation of group-marriage. Elements of Folk Psychology\|Wilhelm Wundt The subject of group-marriage is one about which I do not find it possible to speak so dogmatically. Kinship and Social Organisation\|W. H. R. Rivers There is also, of course, a form of group-marriage that differs from 'Pirrauru marriage,' and is apparently simpler. Elements of Folk Psychology\|Wilhelm Wundt Even in Australia the phenomena of Pirrauru and of group-marriage are confined particularly to the southern regions. Elements of Folk Psychology\|Wilhelm Wundt British Dictionary definitions for group marriage group marriage noun an arrangement in which several males live together with several females, forming a conjugal unit Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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