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Definition of polyandry noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

polyandry

noun
 
/ˌpɒliˈændri/
 
/ˌpɑːliˈændri/
[uncountable] (specialist)
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  1. the custom of having more than one husband at the same time compare polygamy
    Word Originlate 17th cent.: from poly- ‘many’ + Greek anēr, andr- ‘male’.
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