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- [dig-uh-mee]
- /ˈdɪg ə mi/
- /ˈdɪ.ɡə.mɪ/
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- [dig-uh-mee]
- /ˈdɪg ə mi/
Definitions of digamy word
- noun digamy a second marriage, after the death or divorce of the first husband or wife; deuterogamy. Compare monogamy (def 3). 1
- noun digamy A second marriage (as after the death or divorce of a spouse). 1
- noun digamy a second marriage contracted after the termination of the first by death or divorce 0
- noun digamy a second legal marriage; marriage after the death or divorce of the first spouse 0
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Origin of digamy
First appearance:
before 1625 One of the 42% oldest English words
1625-35; < Late Latin digamia < Greek digamía, equivalent to di- di-1 + -gamia -gamy
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Parts of speech for Digamy
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
digamy popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
digamy usage trend in Literature
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