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noun
The possession of only one husband at one time.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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noun
The condition of being monandrous.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
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noun
A mating system in which all of the eggs of a female are fertilized by sperm from the same male (over one breeding season or over a lifetime).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
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noun
the state of having only one husband at a time
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: marriage, matrimony, union, spousal relationship, wedlock
History
From mono- + -andry.
