Etymology

cenogamy

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Today it means: The state of a community which permits promiscuous sexual intercourse among its members, i.e. in which husbands and wives are shared and held in common. Full definition →

Ancient Greek κοινός
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromκοινός“common”
  2. English todaycenogamy

From cen- + -o- + -gamy, from Ancient Greek κοινός (koinós, “common”) + γάμος (gámos, “bond”).

Words from the same roots

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