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Cenogamy
Ce-nog′a-my
(sē̍-nŏg′ȧ-my̆)
, Noun.
[Gr.
κοινόσ
common + γάμοσ
marriage.] The state of a community which permits promiscuous sexual intercourse among its members, as in certain societies practicing communism.
Definition 2024
cenogamy
cenogamy
English
Alternative forms
- cœnogamy (obsolete)
Noun
cenogamy (uncountable)
- 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