Coenogamy

Coenogamy
Coenogamy C[oe]*nog"a*my, n. [Gr. ?; koino`s common + ? marraige.] The state of a community which permits promiscuous sexual intercourse among its members; -- as in certain primitive tribes or communistic societies. [Written also {cenogamy}.] [1913 Webster]

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  • cenogamy — Coenogamy C[oe]*nog a*my, n. [Gr. ?; koino s common + ? marraige.] The state of a community which permits promiscuous sexual intercourse among its members; as in certain primitive tribes or communistic societies. [Written also {cenogamy}.] [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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