"digamy" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈdɪ.ɡə.mi/ Forms: digamies [plural]
Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|en|la|digamia||twice married|g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Latin digamia (“twice married”), {{bor+|en|la|digamia||twice married}} Borrowed from Latin digamia (“twice married”), {{der|en|grc|διγαμία||bigamy}} Ancient Greek διγαμία (digamía, “bigamy”), {{m|grc|δίγαμος}} δίγαμος (dígamos), {{m|grc|δίς||twice}} δίς (dís, “twice”), {{m|grc|γάμος||marriage}} γάμος (gámos, “marriage”), {{surf|en|di-|-gamy}} By surface analysis, di- + -gamy Head templates: {{en-noun}} digamy (plural digamies)
  1. A second marriage (as after the death or divorce of a spouse) Synonyms: digamism, deuterogamy Derived forms: digamist, digamous Related terms: di-, -gamy, bigamy

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