digamy

American

[dig-uh-mee] / ˈdɪg ə mi /

noun

a second marriage, after the death or divorce of the first husband or wife; deuterogamy.

digamy British

/ ˈdɪɡəmɪ /

noun

Also called: deuterogamy. a second marriage contracted after the termination of the first by death or divorce Compare bigamy

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Other Word Forms

digamist noun
digamous adjective

Etymology

Origin of digamy

1625–35; < Late Latin digamia < Greek digamía, equivalent to di- di- ¹ + -gamia -gamy

Example Sentences

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Thus—to give but a few samples—digamy, or second marriage, is described by Athenagoras as “a decent adultery.”

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Digamy, dig′a-mi, n. a second marriage.—n.

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