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gamy
or gam·ey
[ gey-mee ]
/ ˈgeɪ mi /
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adjective, gam·i·er, gam·i·est.
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Other definitions for gamy (2 of 2)
-gamy
a combining form with the meanings “marriage,” “union,” “fertilization, pollination,” of the kind specified by the initial element: exogamy; plastogamy; allogamy; also forming nouns corresponding to adjectives ending in -gamous: heterogamy.
Origin of -gamy
Combining form representing Greek -gamía “act of marrying”
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British Dictionary definitions for gamy
-gamy
n combining form
denoting marriage or sexual unionbigamy
Word Origin for -gamy
from Greek -gamia, from gamos marriage
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Medical definitions for gamy
-gamy
suff.
Marriage; mate:monogamy.
Procreative or propagative union:heterogamy.
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