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polygynous marriage

a type of relationship in which the male partner may have multiple female spouses at the same time
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polygynous marriage

Summary

polygynous marriage ranks in the top 1% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,703 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • polygynous marriage is a type of polygamy[2].
  • polygynous marriage is a type of polygyny[3].
  • polygynous marriage is the opposite of polyandry[4].
  • polygynous marriage's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Polygyny[5].
  • polygynous marriage's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[6].
  • polygynous marriage's described by source is recorded as National Encyclopedia of Uzbekistan[7].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include polygamy[2] and polygyny[3]. polygynous marriage is the opposite of polyandry[4].

Why It Matters

polygynous marriage ranks in the top 1% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,703 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[8] It is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

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  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Opposite of → polyandry
    Aliases → —
    Topic's main category → Category:Polygyny
    Enciclopedia galega universal id → 169688
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|5 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 25336, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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