digamy

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin digamia (twice married), from Ancient Greek διγαμία (digamía, bigamy), δίγαμος (dígamos), from δίς (dís, twice) + γάμος (gámos, marriage). By surface analysis, di- +‎ -gamy.

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Noun

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digamy (plural digamies)

  1. A second marriage (as after the death or divorce of a spouse)

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