digamy

Definition of Digamy

(noun) A remarriage after the death or divorce of an individual’s first spouse.

Example of Digamy

• A male gets remarried after his partner dies or a female gets remarried after she divorces.
  

Digamy Pronunciation

Pronunciation Usage Guide

Syllabification: dig·a·my

Audio Pronunciation

International Phonetic Alphabet

• American English – /ˈdɪɡəmi/
• British English – /ˈdɪɡəmi/

Usage Notes

• Plural: digamies
• A type of marriage and remarriage.
• A (noun) digamist (adverb) digamously engages in a (adjective) digamous or (adjective) disamistic marriage.

Additional Information

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Related Terms

• bigamy
• divorce
• endogamy
• exogamy
• family life cycle
• family of orientation
• family of procreation
• extended family
• marriage
• monogamy
• open marriage

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Cite the Definition of Digamy

ASA – American Sociological Association (5th edition)

Bell, Kenton, ed. 2014. “digamy.” In Open Education Sociology Dictionary. Retrieved April 25, 2024 (https://sociologydictionary.org/digamy/).

APA – American Psychological Association (6th edition)

digamy. (2014). In K. Bell (Ed.), Open education sociology dictionary. Retrieved from https://sociologydictionary.org/digamy/

Chicago/Turabian: Author-Date – Chicago Manual of Style (16th edition)

Bell, Kenton, ed. 2014. “digamy.” In Open Education Sociology Dictionary. Accessed April 25, 2024. https://sociologydictionary.org/digamy/.

MLA – Modern Language Association (7th edition)

“digamy.” Open Education Sociology Dictionary. Ed. Kenton Bell. 2014. Web. 25 Apr. 2024. <https://sociologydictionary.org/digamy/>.