Etymology

bigam

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Today it means: A bigamist, or one who has married a widow. Full definition →

Latin bigamus
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  1. Latin · derived frombigamus“twice married”
  2. English todaybigam

From Latin bigamus (“twice married”): compare French bigame. See bigamy.

Words from the same roots

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