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digamy

American  
[dig-uh-mee] / ˈdɪg ə mi /

noun

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

digamy British  
/ ˈdɪɡəmɪ /

noun

  1. 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

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