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digamy

[ dig-uh-mee ]
/ ˈdɪg ə mi /
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noun
a second marriage, after the death or divorce of the first husband or wife; deuterogamy.Compare monogamy (def. 3).
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Origin of digamy

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

OTHER WORDS FROM digamy

dig·a·mous, adjective

Words nearby digamy

diflunisal, difunctional, dig, Digambara, digamma, digamy, digastric, Digby, Digby chicken, dig down, digenesis
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British Dictionary definitions for digamy

digamy
/ (ˈdɪɡəmɪ) /
noun plural -mies
a second marriage contracted after the termination of the first by death or divorceAlso called: deuterogamy Compare bigamy

Derived forms of digamy

digamist, noundigamous, adjective

Word Origin for digamy

C17: from Late Latin digamia, from Greek, from di 1 + gamos marriage
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