cenogamy

English

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Etymology

cen- + -o- + -gamy, from Ancient Greek κοινός (koinós, common) + γάμος (gámos, bond).

Noun

cenogamy (uncountable)

  1. The state of a community which permits promiscuous sexual intercourse among its members, i.e. in which husbands and wives are shared and held in common.

References

  • cenogamy in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

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