- syndyasmian
- syndyasmian /sin-di-azˈmi-ən or -dī-/ (anthropology)adjectivePairing, applied to a form of family founded on a loose temporary marriageORIGIN: Gr syndyasmos coupling
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Syndyasmian — Syn dy*as mi*an, a. [Gr. syndyasmo s a pairing, fr. syndya zein to pair.] Pertaining to the state of pairing together sexually; said of animals during periods of procreation and while rearing their offspring. Morgan. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
