digamy

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/ˈdɪ.ɡə.mi/

noun

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

Similar
digamismdeuterogamy
OriginLatin digamia ← Ancient Greek διγαμία →
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Meanings

noundigamy (plural digamies)

plural digamies

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

    Synonyms: digamism, deuterogamy

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA second marriage (as after the death or divorce of a spouse)

Similar
digamismdeuterogamy
Also see
bigamy

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekδιγαμία“bigamy”
  2. Latindigamia“twice married”
  3. Englishdigamy

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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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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