单词 | gamy |
释义 | -gamy in British Englishcombining form in countable noun denoting marriage or sexual union bigamy Word origin from Greek -gamia, from gamos marriagegamy in American English (ˈgeɪmi) adjectiveWord forms: ˈgamier or ˈgamiest 1. having a strong, tangy flavor like that of cooked game 2. strong in smell or taste; slightly tainted 3. plucky; game 4. a. risqué or racy b. salacious, coarse, or crude -gamy in American English (gəmi) marriage, sexual union polygamy Word origin Gr -gamia < gamos: see gamo--gamy in American Englishsuffix a combining form with the meanings “marriage,” “union,” “fertilization, pollination”, of the kind specified by the initial element (exogamy; plastogamy; allogamy). It also forms nouns corresponding to adjectives ending in -gamous (heterogamy) Word origin [comb. form repr. Gk -gamía act of marrying]Examples of '-gamy' in a sentence |
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