Meanings
nouncacogamy (uncountable)
- uncountableany kind of socially unacceptable marriage
Origin
By surface analysis, caco- (“bad”) + -gamy (“marriage”).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish kielletty avioliitto, sopimaton avioliitto
- kielletty avioliittosocially unacceptable marriage
- sopimaton avioliittosocially unacceptable marriage
German Kakogamie
- Kakogamiesocially unacceptable marriage
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cacogamy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cacogamy
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“cacogamy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cacogamy. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cacogamy,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cacogamy.
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