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   Mo·nog·a·my

   /məˈnäɡəmē/

   

   noun

   • 1. the practice or state of being married to one person at a time: "Judaism has journeyed from polygamy to strict monogamy"
   • ▪ the practice or state of having a sexual relationship with only one partner: "younger men were more likely to stray, saying monogamy was outdated"
   • ▪ the habit of having only one mate at a time: "monogamy is rare in most animal groups, but is common among birds"

   Word Origin early 17th century: from French monogamie, via ecclesiastical Latin from Greek monogamia, from monos ‘single’ + gamos ‘marriage’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. monogamist noun

   Scrabble Points: 16

   • M

     3

   • O

     1

   • N

     1

   • O

     1

   • G

     2

   • A

     1

   • M

     3

   • Y

     4

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