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Meaning of "polygynist" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF POLYGYNIST

polygynist  [pəˈlɪdʒɪnɪst] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF POLYGYNIST

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Polygynist is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH POLYGYNIST


abiogenist
ˌeɪbaɪˈɒdʒɪnɪst
alpinist
ˈælpɪnɪst
arcanist
ɑːˈkeɪnɪst
Calvinist
ˈkælvɪnɪst
chauvinist
ˈʃəʊvɪnɪst
Darwinist
ˈdɑːwɪnɪst
determinist
dɪˈtɜːmɪnɪst
epigenesist
ɪˈpɪdʒɪnɪst
epigenist
ɪˈpɪdʒɪnɪst
feminist
ˈfɛmɪnɪst
finest
ˈfaɪnɪst
Leninist
ˈlenɪnɪst
mandolinist
ˌmændəˈlɪnɪst
Marxist-Leninist
ˈmɑːksɪstˈlɛnɪnɪst
misogynist
mɪˈsɒdʒɪnɪst
monogynist
mɒˈnɒdʒɪnɪst
philogynist
fɪˈlɒdʒɪnɪst
Stalinist
ˈstɑːlɪnɪst
thinnest
ˈθɪnɪst
violinist
ˌvaɪəˈlɪnɪst

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE POLYGYNIST

polyglottism
polyglottous
Polygnotus
polygon
polygonaceous
polygonal
polygonally
polygonatum
polygonum
polygony
polygraph
polygraph test
polygrapher
polygraphic
polygraphically
polygraphist
polygraphy
polygynian
polygynous
polygyny

WORDS THAT END LIKE POLYGYNIST

agonist
antagonist
cartoonist
columnist
communist
concert pianist
exhibitionist
expressionist
humanist
impressionist
internist
machinist
modernist
nutritionist
organist
perfectionist
pianist
protagonist
receptionist
Zionist

Synonyms and antonyms of polygynist in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «polygynist» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF POLYGYNIST

Find out the translation of polygynist to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of polygynist from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «polygynist» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

polygynist
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

polígamo
570 millions of speakers

English

polygynist
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

polygynist
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

polygynist
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

polygynist
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

polygynist
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

polygynist
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

polygame
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Polygynist
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

polygynist
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

polygynist
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

polygynist
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Polygynist
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

polygynist
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஒரே சமயத்தில், ஒன்றிற்கும் மேற்பட்ட மனைவிகளைக் கொண்டிருப்பவர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बहुभूजक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

polygynist
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

polygynist
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

polygynist
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

polygynist
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

polygynist
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

polygynist
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

polygynist
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

polygynist
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

polygynist
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of polygynist

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «POLYGYNIST»

The term «polygynist» is barely ever used and occupies the 201.442 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «POLYGYNIST» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «polygynist» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «polygynist» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about polygynist

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «POLYGYNIST»

Discover the use of polygynist in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to polygynist and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Recreating Utopia in the Desert: A Sectarian Challenge to ...
The LeBarons, the leaders of a polygynist group, visited Glendenning in Springville at one time, and one of the LeBarons visited the Colorado Springs mission home, although its residents did not realize who he was until after he had left.
Hans A. Baer, 1988
2
Anthropology and Law
"m Even if Western civilization has been almost uniformly officially monogamist, it has also been unremittingly polygynist. The well-structured roles of concubine, mistress, intern, and prostitute, for instance, demonstrate society's history of ...
James M. Donovan, H. Edwin Anderson, 2005
3
Polygamy and Sublime Passion: Sexuality in China on the ...
The pathos of the polygynist's claim to pleasure figures centrally in each case. The main question can be phrased ... and self-consciously modern polygynist- philanderer and his female counterparts be like? Flowers of Shanghai is remarkable ...
Keith McMahon, 2010
4
Social Organization of the Gwembe Tonga: Reprinted with ...
Polygynous Families. In CHEZIA, 52-7 per cent of the married men have two or more wives with an average of 2-3 wives per polygynist.1 At MPWE, 54-8 of the married men have two or more wives with an average of 2-2 wives per polygynist.
Elizabeth Colson, 1967
5
Performing "Nation": Gender Politics in Literature, Theater, ...
The novel perfects for its late-Qing moment the fantasy of the coddled polygynist that already began to play itself out in the sequels to Dream of the Red Chamber. The fantasy of the coddled, dependent polygynist is one in which the women, ...
Doris Croissant, Catherine Vance Yeh, Joshua Scott Mostow, 2008
6
Misers, Shrews, and Polygamists: Sexuality and Male-female ...
The notion of the good or benevolent polygynist is like that of the benevolent dictator or slaveowner, for example, each oxymoronic but nevertheless sustained in its own specific way. This chapter and the next are about such polygamists in two ...
Keith McMahon, 1995
7
Marriage and the Family Among the Plateau Tonga of Northern ...
Usually the wives of a polygynist have adjacent huts within a single homestead. If their quarrels make this inadvisable, the husband may build their huts in separate sections of the hamlet. He rarely has to resort to such measures, since if life ...
Elizabeth Colson, 1967
8
Marital Acts: Gender, Sexuality, And Identity Among The ...
Transnational mobility, with long periods of separation from wife and family in China, together with economic upward mobility, enabled an immigrant to establish a transnational polygynist family. Ta Chen regarded a liangtoujia practitioner as a ...
Jiemin Bao, 2005
9
Handbook of Father Involvement: Multidisciplinary Perspectives
... the co-mothers. Hence the 50 children of the 10× wealthy polygynist suffer no disadvantage relative to the 5 children ofthe 1× monogamist because co-mothers' time investments compensate for the 10 to 1 disparity in access to the undivided ...
Natasha J. Cabrera, Catherine Susan Tamis-LeMonda, 2013
10
Themes in the Christian History of Central Africa
The Wesleyan rule for church membership for a polygynist was that he should marry one of his wives, not necessarily the first, in church, and 'make provision' for the others. The implication of to 'make provision' for them was that they would  ...
Terence O. Ranger, John C. Weller, 1975

9 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «POLYGYNIST»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term polygynist is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Oxford's Bullingdon boys: in a class of their own
He has described himself as a "polygynist". Known for his colourful style of dress, Viscount Weymouth is also a keen painter. Alan Clark (Getty) ... «Channel 4 News, Sep 14»
2
King Mswati III of Swaziland Takes 14th Wife
Mswati III, polygynist king of Swaziland, has taken his 14th wife, an 18-year-old beauty pageant contestant. Ludzidzini palace governor Timothy ... «WebProNews, Sep 13»
3
Why Is Polygamy Bad?
+Texan Polygynist I admit that I don't have it in me to be in a polygamous marriage. However, who am I to stop those that have the right temper ... «Midweek Politics, Feb 13»
4
Men Cheat, Deal With It
My late grandfather, a polygynist with four wives, asked his children never to have more than one wife. This was his wish until his death day. «AllAfrica.com, May 12»
5
Is Polygamy Really So Awful?
As economist Robert H. Frank has pointed out women in polygynist marriages should have more power because they're in greater demand, ... «Slate Magazine, Jan 12»
6
Sharia law: a parallel legal system in Australia
“Valid Muslim polygynist marriages, lawfully entered into overseas, are recognised, with second and third wives and their children able to claim welfare and ... «The Way, Jul 11»
7
Sharia law at work in Australia
This included "polygynist marriages", in which a man takes multiple wives, and marriages where one party is under the lawful marriage age. «The Australian, Jul 11»
8
Polygamy: More Common Than You Think
This is at least partly because polygynist cultures need to create and sustain an underclass of unmarried and undereducated men, since in ... «Wall Street Journal, Mar 11»
9
Alexander Thynn, 7th Marquess of Bath: profile
"A polygamist has more than one wife; a polygynist has more than one mate," he once said. He has called them “wifelets” and has said there ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Mar 10»

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« EDUCALINGO. Polygynist [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/polygynist>. Apr 2024 ».
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