digamy means A second marriage (as after the death or divorce of a spouse). It carries an Arena rating of 1404, earned across 58 head-to-head judged battles.
Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, digamy ranks #3,809 of 17,163 for Funniest Words, #5,082 of 17,143 for Best Fossil-Poetry Words, #5,457 of 17,132 for Most Betrayed by Its Sound, #6,863 of 17,126 for Most Elegant Words.
digamy is pronounced /ˈdɪ.ɡə.mi/.
Why “digamy” is a great word
DIGAMY — [Noun] A second marriage, especially after the death or divorce of a first spouse. From Latin digamia ("twice married"), from Ancient Greek διγαμία (digamía, "bigamy"), from δίς (dís, "twice") + γάμος (gámos, "marriage"). Unlike "bigamy," a crime of simultaneity, or "monogamy," a principle of singular lifelong union, digamy is the lawful, sequential return to partnership. It is the quiet ritual of packing away a first set of wedding china, the unfamiliar weight of a new ring on a familiar hand, and the tentative warmth of a different clasp on a winter walk—a testament to the stubborn, renewable capacity of hope.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin digamia (“twice married”), from Ancient Greek διγαμία (digamía, “bigamy”), δίγαμος (dígamos), from δίς (dís, “twice”) + γάμος (gámos, “marriage”). By surface analysis, di- + -gamy.
noun
- A second marriage (as after the death or divorce of a spouse)
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