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polygamy

polygamy Polygamy is presented here as a form of marriage that societies later prohibited as they moved toward monogamous marriage.

Polygamy is presented here as a form of marriage that societies later prohibited as they moved toward monogamous marriage. In this historical account, it is one of several practices excluded by developing marriage rules.

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Drafting source: Baldwin Dictionary of Philosophy and Psychology, 1901. 1901 New York Macmillan original; archive index checked 2026-10-18. “Marriage” (Marriage).
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