monogamy

relationship form where each individual has only one partner during their lifetime or at any one time
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monogamy

Summary

monogamy is a mating system[1]. monogamy draws 2,118 Wikipedia views per month (mating_system category, ranking #2 of 5).[2]

Key Facts

  • monogamy's instance of is recorded as mating system[3].
  • monogamy's instance of is recorded as agreement[4].
  • monogamy is a type of interpersonal relationship[5].
  • monogamy is a type of social norm[6].
  • monogamy's Commons category is recorded as Monogamy[7].
  • monogamy is the opposite of non-monogamy[8].
  • monogamy's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Monogamy[9].
  • monogamy involved {'amount': '+2'} participants[10].
  • monogamy's described by source is recorded as Azerbaijani Soviet Encyclopedia[11].
  • monogamy's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[12].
  • monogamy's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[13].
  • monogamy's described by source is recorded as Red Blue Translator[14].
  • monogamy's partially coincident with is recorded as monoamory[15].
  • monogamy's has characteristic is recorded as sexual partner[16].
  • monogamy's different from is recorded as Monogamous pairing in animals[17].
  • monogamy's different from is recorded as monoromantic[18].
  • monogamy's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[19].
  • monogamy's does not have characteristic is recorded as extramarital sex[20].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include mating system[3] and agreement[4]. Recorded subclass of include interpersonal relationship[5] and social norm[6]. monogamy is the opposite of non-monogamy[8].

Why It Matters

monogamy draws 2,118 Wikipedia views per month (mating_system category, ranking #2 of 5).[2] monogamy has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] monogamy is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . allsides.com. allsides.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of
    Different from Monogamous pairing in animals, monoromantic
    Aliases
    Subclass of interpersonal relationship, social norm
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    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|9 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 15153, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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