Polygyny
Polygyny (/pəˈlɪdʒɪni/) is the most common and accepted form of polygamy around the world, entailing the marriage of a man with several women. The term polygyny is from Neoclassical Greek πολυγυνία (polugunía); from Ancient Greek πολύ (polú) 'many', and γυνή (gunḗ) 'woman, wife'.
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