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deuterogamy

[ doo-tuh-rog-uh-mee, dyoo- ]

noun



deuterogamy

/ ˌdjuːtəˈrɒɡəmɪ /

noun

  1. another word for digamy
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Derived Forms

  • ˌdeuterˈogamist, noun
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Other Words From

  • deuter·oga·mist noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of deuterogamy1

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

Deuterogamy, dū-tėr-og′a-mi, n. second marriage, esp. of the clergy, after the death of the first wife.—n.

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.'

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