deuterogamy

[ doo-tuh-rog-uh-mee, dyoo- ]
/ ˌdu təˈrɒg ə mi, ˌdyu- /

noun

digamy.

Origin of deuterogamy

First recorded in 1650–60, deuterogamy is from the Greek word deuterogamía a second marriage. See deutero-, -gamy

OTHER WORDS FROM deuterogamy

deu·ter·og·a·mist, noun

Words nearby deuterogamy

deuterium, deuterium oxide, deutero-, deuterocanonical, deuterocanonical books, deuterogamy, deuteromycete, deuteromycetes, deuteron, deuteronomic, deuteronomist

British Dictionary definitions for deuterogamy

deuterogamy
/ (ˌdjuːtəˈrɒɡəmɪ) /

noun

another word for digamy

Derived forms of deuterogamy

deuterogamist, noun