how to pronounce polygamy

/pəˈlɪɡ.ə.mi/

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polygamy is pronounced in four syllables

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An example use of polygamy in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… 1862 after polygamy became more …”

meanings of polygamy

noun:

The condition of having more than one spouse or marriage partner at one time.
Synonym of polygyny (“marriage of a man to more than one wife, the practice of having several wives at the same time").
The state or habit of having more than one sexual mate.
The condition or state of a plant which bears both perfect and unisexual flowers.

polygamy frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word polygamy occurs in english on average 0.3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.