digamy

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dig·a·my

D0218100 (dĭg′ə-mē)n. See deuterogamy.
dig′a·mous (-məs) adj.

digamy

(ˈdɪɡəmɪ) n, pl -mies (Sociology) a second marriage contracted after the termination of the first by death or divorce. Also called: deuterogamy Compare bigamy[C17: from Late Latin digamia, from Greek, from di1 + gamos marriage] ˈdigamist n ˈdigamous adj

dig•a•my

(ˈdɪg ə mi)

n., pl. -mies. a second marriage after the death or divorce of the first spouse. Compare monogamy (def. 3). [1625–35; < Late Latin digamia < Greek digamía; see di-1, -gamy] dig′a•mous, adj.

digamism, digamy

a second legal marriage after the termination of a first marriage by death or divorce. Also called deuterogamy. — digamist, n. — digamous, adj.See also: Marriage