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      polygynous
      adjective
      having more than one wife at a time
      Roots
      polyspoly- · Greek · manygynegyn- · Greek · woman, femaleosus-ous · Latin · having, full of
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      The word polygynous breaks down into 3 roots of Greek and Latin origin: poly-, from Greek polys (“many”); gyn, from Greek gyne (“woman, female”); and -ous, from Latin osus (“having, full of”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.

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