poly-
(Greek: many, much; too many, too much, excessive)
Don’t confuse this poly- with another -poly which means “to sell”.
polydontia
Having more than the normal number of teeth.
polydynamic
A reference to many or varied forces.
polydystrophy, polydystrophic
A condition characterized by the presence of many congenital anomalies of the connective tissues.
polyembolokoilamania
A reference to children with Smith-Magenis syndrome, who have the bad habit of inserting foreign bodies into body orifices (usually into the ears).
polyemia, polyaemia
A condition marked by an excessive amount of blood in the system.
polyendocrinopathy
A disease usually caused by insufficiency of multiple endocrine glands.
polyesthetic
1. Relating to, or affecting, several senses or sensations.
2. Referring to dysesthesia in which a single object seems to be felt in several different places.
polyestrous
A description of an animal that completes two or more fertile cycles during a mating season.
polyethism
The division of labor within a society on the basis of morphological castes (caste polyethism) or age (age polyethism).
polyethnic
Formed of or inhabited by many different kinds of people or races of people.
polygalactia
Excessive secretion of milk.
Polygamia est plurium simul virorum uxorumve connubium
Polygamy is a marriage with many husbands or wives at one time.
—Black’s Law Dictionary, 6th ed.; West Publishing Co.;
St. Paul, Minnesota;1990.
polygamist
Someone who commits polygamy.
polygamy
Their are cultures in this world that have
polygamy as an acceptable form of life.
polygamy, polygamous
1. The civil offense of having several wives or husbands at the same time; or having more than two wives or husbands at the same time.
2. Bigamy literally means a second marriage distinguished from a third or additional marriage; while polygamy means many marriages and implies more than two.
To marry once is a duty, twice a folly, thrice is madness.
—Dutch Proverb
God help the man who won't marry until he finds a perfect woman, and God help him even more if he finds her.
—Benjamin Tillett
Regardless of how they are expressed, all of them represent excesses!
With polygyny and polygynous, we have the marriage of a man to more than two women at the same time. Then we have polygamy and polygamous:
- The civil offense of having several wives or husbands at the same time; or having more than two wives or husbands at the same time.
- Bigamy literally means a second marriage distinguished from a third or additional marriage; while polygamy means many marriages and implies more than two.
Polygamia est plurium simul virorum uxorumve conubium.
"Polygamy is the marriage with many husbands or wives at one time".
There are more details about polygamy here.
Related topics utilizing this poly- prefix: Polysemy and Polysemous and Polygamy Sections.
Inter-related cross references, directly or indirectly, involving word units meaning "more, plentiful, fullness, excessive, over flowing":
copi-;
exuber-;
hyper-;
multi-;
opulen-;
ple-;
pleio-;
plethor-;
super-;
total-;
ultra-;
undu-.
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