Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)The state of having two (legal or illegal) spouses simultaneously.
Bigamie, Doppelehe
бигами́яbigamíja, двоежёнствоdvoježónstvo
бігамі́яbihamíja
the state of having two spouses at the same time
(countable, historical, uncountable)A second marriage after the death of a spouse.
Examples
5 sentencesIs bigamy a crime in Australia?
ruДвоебрачие является преступлением в Австралии?
Bigamy is having one wife too many.
deBigamie ist, wenn man eine Frau zu viel hat.
Bigamy is when you have one wife too many.
deBigamie ist, wenn man eine Frau zu viel hat.
Bigamy is having one wife too many. Monogamy is the same.
Бігамія — це коли у тебе одна зайва дружина. Моногамія — це те ж саме.
In these villages, women are victims of many social evils such as harassment for dowry, divorce and bigamy.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English bigamie (“having two spouses simultaneously, bigamy; second marriage;From Middle English bigamie (“having two spouses simultaneously, bigamy; second marriage; marrying a widow or widower”) [and other forms], from Anglo-Norman bigamie and Middle French bigamie (“having two spouses simultaneously; second marriage; marrying a widow or widower”) (modern French bigamie (“bigamy”)), and its etymon Late Latin bigamia (“having two spouses simultaneously; second marriage”), from Late Latin, Latin bigamus (“bigamous”) + -ia (variant of -ius (suffix forming adjectives from nouns)). Bigamus is derived from bis (“twice, two times”) + Ancient Greek γάμος (gámos, “marriage; matrimony”) (from Proto-Indo-European *ǵem- (“to marry”)). The English word is analysable as bi- + -gamy.
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Forms
plural: bigamiesSynonyms
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1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable