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Digamous vs Digamy - What's the difference?

digamous | digamy | Derived terms |

Digamous is a derived term of digamy.


As an adjective digamous

is pertaining to a second marriage, ie one taking place after the death of the first wife or first husband.

As a noun digamy is

a second marriage (as after the death or divorce of a spouse).

digamous

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Pertaining to a second marriage, i.e. one taking place after the death of the first wife or first husband.
    • (Webster 1913)

    digamy

    English

    Noun

    (digamies)
  • A second marriage (as after the death or divorce of a spouse)

    • Synonyms

    * digamism * deuterogamy

    Derived terms

    * digamist * digamous

    See also

    * di- * -gamy * bigamy