digamy en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈdɪ.ɡə.mi/
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.
Meanings
- A second marriage (as after the death or divorce of a spouse)
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| digamies | Number=Plur | lexicographic |