dig·a·my
(dĭg′ə-mē)
dig′a·mous (-məs) adj.
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digamy
(ˈdɪɡəmɪ) n,
pl -mies (Sociology) a second marriage contracted after the termination of the first by death or divorce. Also called:
deuterogamy Compare
bigamy [C17: from Late Latin digamia, from Greek, from di1 + gamos marriage]
ˈdigamist n
ˈdigamous adj
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dig•a•my
(ˈdɪg ə mi)
n., pl. -mies. a second marriage after the death or divorce of the first spouse. Compare
monogamy (def. 3). [1625–35; < Late Latin
digamia < Greek
digamía; see
di-
1,
-gamy]
dig′a•mous, adj.
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digamism, digamy
a second legal marriage after the termination of a first marriage by death or divorce. Also called deuterogamy. — digamist, n. — digamous, adj.
See also: Marriage-Ologies & -Isms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.