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adjectivepracticing or advocating monogamy. of or relating to monogamy. Origin of monogamous1760–70; <Late Latin monogamus<Greek monógamos marrying only once. See mono-, -gamous OTHER WORDS FROM monogamousmo·nog·a·mous·ly, adverbmo·nog·a·mous·ness, nounnon·mo·nog·a·mous, adjectivenon·mo·nog·a·mous·ly, adverbWords nearby monogamousmonoester, monofilament, monogametic, monogamic, monogamist, monogamous, monogamy, monogenean, monogenesis, monogenetic, monogenic Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for monogamousFernandez-Duque discovered that owl monkeys are the only reliably monogamous mammal species. P.J. on the Owl-Monkey Project and the Science of Chick Flicks|P. J. O’Rourke|April 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST He and Turner, whose devoted relationship is “very deep and loving,” are not monogamous. Armistead Maupin Bids Farewell to 'Tales'|Tim Teeman|February 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST There are open relationships and monogamous relationships and serious dating and sleeping around. HBO’s ‘Looking,’ Gays, and Sex: Are We All Expecting Too Much?|Kevin Fallon|January 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST Krasnow considers herself pro-marriage, and has been monogamous for 23 years. Is Cheating the Secret to a Happy Marriage?|Jessica Bennett|October 11, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Porton: I believe you were monogamous up to the time you started the magazine in 1953. Hugh Hefner's Legacy|Richard Porton|July 29, 2010|DAILY BEAST Monogamous marriage became, from the start, an object of material speculation. Woman under socialism|August Bebel Many savage tribes, like the Veddahs and the Andamanese, are monogamous, as are also a certain number of mammals and birds. The Races of Man|Joseph Deniker Our longer period of immaturity gives us monogamous marriage and the permanent home. The home|Charlotte Perkins Gilman The monogamous family has indisputably been the civilizing unit of the pre-mechanical civilized state. Anticipations|Herbert George Wells The Igorrotes, or wild inhabitants of Luzon, though primitive in development, are monogamous. Oriental Women|Edward Bagby Pollard
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