cenogamy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  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.

Word forms

cenogamy cœnogamy

Etymology

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

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