"adelphogamy" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From adelpho- + -gamy. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|adelpho-|-gamy}} adelpho- + -gamy Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} adelphogamy (uncountable)
  1. A form of polyandry where a woman is married to two or more brothers. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Family, Incest
    Sense id: en-adelphogamy-en-noun-GyJoWOly Disambiguation of Family: 87 13 Disambiguation of Incest: 86 14 Categories (other): English terms prefixed with adelpho- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with adelpho-: 58 42
  2. Marriage between a brother and a sister. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Marriage Translations (marriage between a brother and a sister): αδελφογαμία (adelfogamía) [feminine] (Greek), adelfogamia [feminine] (Italian), adelfogami (Malay), adelfogamia [feminine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-adelphogamy-en-noun-77IS-mYW Disambiguation of Marriage: 30 70 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -gamy Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 87 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -gamy: 25 75 Disambiguation of 'marriage between a brother and a sister': 1 99

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