- Single marriage; marriage with but one person, husband or
wife, at the same time; -- opposed to polygamy. Also, one marriage only
during life; -- opposed to deuterogamy. - State of being paired with a single mate.
Monogamy Monogamy is a form of marriage in which one woman and one man are married only to each other.
Serial monogamy Serial monogamy is a form of marriage in which a person may have several spouses in his or her lifetime, but only one spouse at a time.
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