bigamist

big·a·mist

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [big-uh-mist]
- /ˈbɪg ə mɪst/
- /ˈbɪɡ.ə.mi/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [big-uh-mist]
- /ˈbɪg ə mɪst/

Definitions of bigamist word

countable noun bigamist A bigamist is a person who commits the crime of marrying someone when they are already legally married to someone else. 3
noun bigamist a person who commits bigamy 3
noun bigamist a person who commits bigamy. 1
noun bigamist person with more than one spouse 1
noun bigamist one who practices bigamy. 0

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Origin of bigamist

First appearance:

before 1625

One of the 42% oldest English words

First recorded in 1625-35; bigam(y) + -ist

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Parts of speech for Bigamist

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Bigamist

bigamist popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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bigamist usage trend in Literature

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