monogamous marriage

collocation in English

meaningsofmonogamousandmarriage

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monogamous
adjective
uk
/məˈnɒɡ.ə.məs/us
/məˈnɑː.ɡə.məs/
being married to, or having a sexual relationship with, only one person at ...
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marriage
noun
uk
/ˈmær.ɪdʒ/us
/ˈmer.ɪdʒ/
a legally accepted relationship between two people in which they live together, or the official ceremony that results ...
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(Definition ofmonogamousandmarriagefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofmonogamous marriage

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Monogamousmarriagedid not, however, preclude ' outside ' relationships.
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In the most significant of all dyads,monogamousmarriage, the child or children, as the third element, often has the function of holding the whole together.
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Other forms of marriage are also present, like group marriage andmonogamousmarriage.
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This includes harm to women, to children, to society and to the institution ofmonogamousmarriage.
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The desire to control property brought aboutmonogamousmarriageand family.
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As a result of a change of domicile it merges into amonogamousmarriageby inperceptible degrees, and the courts here would have jurisdiction.
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In those circumstances he does not come within the definition required in the case of amonogamousmarriagein this country.
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There are a number of reasons why marriage— that is, a lifelongmonogamousmarriagefor joint life— should be found to be congenial.
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In practice, this seems to have only been practiced by rulers, with common people maintaining amonogamousmarriage.
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However,monogamousmarriagewill be temporarily suspended, to ensure fast development of a healthy, sustainable new generation.
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In respect of claims to national insurance benefits, such a marriage can be treated in the same manner as amonogamousmarriageonly if it is in fact monogamous.
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He felt that the vanishment of capital would also result in the vanishment of themonogamousmarriage, and the exploitation of the working class.
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At the same time, the family, the basic unit of society, must be safeguarded, promoted, and protected based onmonogamousmarriagebetween a man and a woman.
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Furthermore, human intelligence and material culture allows for better adaptation to different and rougher ecological areas, thus reducing the causation and even correlation ofmonogamousmarriageand extreme climates.
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