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Old Sat Feb 16, 2008, 11:08pm
bob jenkins bob jenkins is offline
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Originally Posted by rainmaker
Well, then you still spelled it wrong. Her name is Merman.

One wife and several husbands is called polyandry. One husband and several wives is popularly referred to as polygamy, although it should be called polygyny. Polygamy is the "generic" for either of the two.

Why doesn't KElvin's assertion settle it?
Polygamy is having one spouse too many.

Monogamy is the same thing.
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