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trigamy

trig·a·my
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [trig-uh-mee]
    • /ˈtrɪg ə mi/
    • /trˈaɪɡami/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [trig-uh-mee]
    • /ˈtrɪg ə mi/

Definitions of trigamy word

  • noun trigamy the state of having three wives or three husbands at one time. 1
  • noun trigamy the state of having been lawfully married to three wives or three husbands at different times. 1
  • noun trigamy the condition of having three spouses at once 0

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Origin of trigamy

First appearance:

before 1605
One of the 40% oldest English words
1605-15; < Late Latin trigamia < Greek trigamía, equivalent to trígam(os) thrice-married + -ia -y3. See tri-, -gamy

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Parts of speech for Trigamy

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

trigamy popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

trigamy usage trend in Literature

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