digamy
English
Etymology
From Latin digamia (“twice married”), from Ancient Greek διγαμία (digamía, “bigamy”), δίγαμος (dígamos), from δίς (dís, “twice”) + γάμος (gámos, “marriage”). Surface analysis: di- + -gamy.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdɪ.ɡə.mi/
Noun
digamy (plural digamies)
- A second marriage (as after the death or divorce of a spouse)
Synonyms
- digamism
- deuterogamy
Derived terms
- digamist
- digamous
See also
- di-
- -gamy
- bigamy