Usually means: Marriage involving siblings sharing spouse.
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  4. Adelphogamy: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  5. adelphogamy: The Phrontistery - A Dictionary of Obscure Words
  6. adelphogamy: TheFreeDictionary.com
  7. adelphogamy: Merriam-Webster

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▸ noun:  A form of polyandry where a woman is married to two or more brothers.
▸ noun:  Marriage between a brother and a sister.

Similar:
brotherment, sister-wife, adelphopoiesis, group marriage, fratriarchy, plural wife, co-husband, co-wife, deuterogamy, spiritual wifery, more...

Opposite:
non-fraternal, non-sororal, non-sibling, non-brotherly

Types:
fraternal polyandry, sororal polygyny, polygynandry, polyandry, polygyny, more...

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Similar:
brotherment, sister-wife, adelphopoiesis, group marriage, fratriarchy, plural wife, co-husband, co-wife, deuterogamy, spiritual wifery, more...

Opposite:
non-fraternal, non-sororal, non-sibling, non-brotherly

Types:
fraternal polyandry, sororal polygyny, polygynandry, polyandry, polygyny, more...



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