bigamy
English
Etymology
From Old French bigamie, from Latin bigamia, bigamus (“twice married”), from bis (“twice”) + Ancient Greek γάμος (gámos, “marriage”). In common terms, from bi- + -gamy
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbɪɡəmi/
Noun
bigamy (countable and uncountable, plural bigamies)
- The state of having two (legal or illegal) spouses simultaneously
- (ecclesiastical) A second marriage
Synonyms
- (a second marriage): digamy, deuterogamy
Translations
state of having two spouses simultaneously
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second marriage
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