by Don Gorgeous George on October 21st, 2009

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If mono means one and poly means many, what is the correct word to represent all? For example: I am in a MONOgamous relationship, therefore I'm not into POLYgamy or ( the word used to describe a relationship with all people)?

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  • by Im Alec has abandoned this account on October 21st, 2009

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    The appropriate prefix for all would be omni- . This omniscient means all-knowing. However, omnigamy would be too much for anybody - it would presume mean a relationship with all 6 billion people in the world - or perhaps 2 billion adults of the appropriate sex.

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  • by Slightly less anonymous on November 21st, 2009

    Slightly less anonymous

    In the instance of relationships, you'd use the word pantagomy - "a form of marriage in which every woman in a community is married to every man and every man is married to every woman"

    But there is no prefix which means all or every that can be applied to other words.

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  • by Sharona Life is a Tale Told by an Idiot on November 19th, 2009

    Sharona Life is a Tale Told by an Idiot

    Universal

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  • by Apollo on November 11th, 2009

    Apollo

    The word u r seeking is "Panto" hence Pantogamy

    Enjoy

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  • by Chigg on October 22nd, 2009

    Chigg

    Promiscuous = "consisting of a disorderly mixture of people or things," from L. promiscuus "mixed, indiscriminate," from pro- "forward" + miscere "to mix" (see mix). Meaning "indiscriminate in sexual relations" first recorded 1900, from promiscuity (1849, "indiscriminate mixture;" sexual sense 1865).

    From that I'd guess that if you mean indiscriminate, then misceo, miscere or miscui

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  • by - MojoThunder - on October 22nd, 2009

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    "omni" is the appropriate prefix ... if you feel there is a better word, then call up Merriam AND Webster for a job as a wordsmith

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  • by Nada Normal on October 21st, 2009

    Nada Normal

    Slut??

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  • by Violet on October 21st, 2009

    Violet

    I would call it a community

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  • by Stranger in a Strange Land on November 19th, 2009

    Stranger in a Strange Land

    Omni- is the prefix for "all". +4

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  • by Anonymous on November 11th, 2009

    Anonymous

    OMNI- +5

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