1. Plural of monogamy; instances or systems of marriage or partnership with only one spouse at a time.
Usage: Standard plural form
2. In biology, plural instances of mating systems in which an individual has only one mate during a breeding season or lifetime.
Usage: technical; biology

Examples

• Different cultures practice various forms of monogamies and family structures.
• The study examined monogamies across several primate species.
• Historical records show that monogamies became the dominant marriage system in Western Europe.
• Researchers compared the monogamies of birds with those of mammals.
• Legal monogamies are enforced in most modern democracies.