polygamous
adjective uk/pəˈlɪɡ.ə.məs/ us/pəˈlɪɡ.ə.məs/
一夫多妻的/一妻多夫的;多配偶的
married to more than one person at the same time, or relating to this practice
We grew up in a very large family because my father was polygamous. 我们在一个非常大的家庭中长大，因为我父亲有好几个妻子。
a polygamous society 一个多配偶制社会
See: polygamy
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- She ran away from a polygamous marriage to her uncle.
- It was the norm in a large polygamous family for children to live with their mothers.
- Although a majority of 19th-century Mormons were not polygamous, most of their leaders were.