agamy

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noun

Absence or nonrecognition of marriage, or absence of a pair bond.

OriginAncient Greek ἄγαμος →
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Meanings

nounagamy (countable and uncountable, plural agamies)

plural agamies

  1. countableuncountableAbsence or nonrecognition of marriage, or absence of a pair bond.

    Cichlids exhibit monogamy, polygyny, polyandry, and agamy. […] In agamous relationships, there is no bond formed at all. They separate from each other immediately after spawning.

    2012, David Oconner, Cichlid Fish: The Fascinationg World of Cichlid Care, David Oc, →ISBN, page 28
  2. countableuncountablebiologyAsexual reproduction.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekἄγαμος“unmarried, single (of men)”
  2. Englishagamy

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἄγαμος (ágamos, “unmarried, single (of men)”). From a- (“not”) + -gamy (“marriage”).

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Translations

Polish agamia, agamia
  • agamiaabsence of marriage
  • agamiaasexual reproduction

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

agamy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/agamy

MLA

“agamy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/agamy. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “agamy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/agamy.

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