polygame

pɔliɡam

Definition

Definition of polygame - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masc/fem

mariage multiplepersonne mariée ou unie à plusieurs partenaires en même temps

Ce polygame avait trois épouses dans différents pays.

Adjective

mariagemarié ou uni à plusieurs partenaires en même temps

Dans certaines cultures, un homme polygame peut avoir plusieurs épouses.

bigame

botanique

TECH.

plante qui porte des fleurs mâles, femelles et hermaphrodites

TECH.

Cette espèce polygame produit différents types de fleurs sur le même pied.

hermaphrodite

monoïque

système

TECH.

qui concerne ou relatif à la polygamie

TECH.

Les lois polygames sont interdites dans de nombreux pays occidentaux.

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homme polygame

homme marié à plusieurs femmes en même temps

Dans certaines cultures, l'homme polygame peut avoir jusqu'à quatre épouses.

Origin of polygame

grec, polys (plusieurs) + gamos (mariage)

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marâtre

polygamie

autre épouse du père dans un mariage polygame

Examples of polygame in a sentence

Un polygame peut rencontrer des difficultés juridiques.
Elle refuse d'épouser un homme polygame.
La société polygame est rare dans ce pays.
La structure polygame facilite la pollinisation croisée.
On étudie la reproduction des arbres polygames en laboratoire.
Une société polygame présente des structures familiales complexes.

Certains groupes polygames revendiquent leur mode de vie.

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English:polygamist, polygamous, ...
German:Polygamist, polygam, ...
Italian:poligamo, poligama, ...
Spanish:polígamo, ...
Portuguese:polígamo, poligâmico, ...
Chinese:多重婚姻, 多配偶的, ...
Japanese:複婚者, 複婚の, ...
Arabic:متعدد الزوجات, متعدد الجنس, ...
Hebrew:פּוֹלִיגַמִי, בַּעַל פְּרָחִים זְכָרִיִּים וּנְקֵבִיִּים, ...
Russian:полигам, полигамный, ...
Ukrainian:полігам, полігамний, ...
Catalan:polígam, polígama, ...
Danish:polygam, flerkonet, ...
Dutch:polygamist, polygamisch, ...
Greek:πολύγαμος, πολυγαμικός, ...
Khmer:ពហុភរិយា, ពហុពន្ធភាព, ...
Korean:복혼자, 복수혼의, ...
Polish:polygamista, poligamiczny, ...
Portuguese (BR):polígamo, polígama, ...
Romanian:poligam, cu flori de ambele sexe și hermafrodite, ...
Swedish:polygam, med hanblommor, honblommor och tvåkönade blommor, ...
Thai:ผู้มีคู่หลายคน, มีภรรยาหลายคน, ...
Turkish:çok eşli, birden fazla eşli, ...
Vietnamese:người đa thê, đa thê, ...

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polygale

polygale à feuilles de myrte

polygamie

polygamique

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Definition of polygame - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masc/fem

Adjective

Expressions with polygame

Origin of polygame

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Terms with polygame included in their meaning

Examples of polygame in a sentence

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