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deuterogamy

American  
[doo-tuh-rog-uh-mee, dyoo-] / ˌdu təˈrɒg ə mi, ˌdyu- /

noun

  1. digamy.

deuterogamy British  
/ ˌdjuːtəˈrɒɡəmɪ /

noun

  1. another word for digamy

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Other Word Forms

  • deuterogamist noun

Etymology

Origin of deuterogamy

First recorded in 1650–60, deuterogamy is from the Greek word deuterogamía a second marriage. See deutero-, -gamy

Example Sentences

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You here see that unfortunate Divine, who has so long, and it would ill become me to say, successfully, fought against the deuterogamy of the age.'

From The Vicar of Wakefield by Goldsmith, Oliver

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