monogamy
/məˈnɒɡəmi/muh-NO-guh-mee
/məˈnɑɡəmi/muh-NAH-guh-mee
Meaningone marriage
Common meaning: having one partner at a time
- monosingle, one
- gammarriageLiddell & Scott, Greek-English Lexicon (1883), p. 299 · scan
- ynoun ending: study, state or act
‘single, one’ + ‘marriage’ → monogamy
Journey through time
- Greekγάμος‘marriage’
- Latinmonogamia
- Englishmonogamy‘having one partner at a time’ · today
mono- also in: monotonemonographmonotonously
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Greek γάμος ‘marriage’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Liddell & Scott, Greek-English Lexicon (1883), entry γάμος, p. 299 · dictionary scan
Roots
- γάμος Greek “marriage”
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