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- [trig-uh-mee]
- /ˈtrɪg ə mi/
- /trˈaɪɡami/
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- [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
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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.
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