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PRONUNCIATION OF TRIGAMY

trigamy  [ˈtrɪɡəmɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TRIGAMY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Trigamy is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES TRIGAMY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

trigamy

Polygamy

Polygamy is a marriage that includes more than two partners. When a man is married to more than one wife at a time, the relationship is called polygyny; and when a woman is married to more than one husband at a time, it is called polyandry. If a marriage includes multiple husbands and wives, it can be called group or conjoint marriage. The term is used in related ways in social anthropology, sociology, as well as in popular speech. In contrast, monogamy is a marriage consisting of only two parties. Like monogamy, the term polygamy is often used in a de facto sense, applied regardless of whether the relationship is recognized by the state. In sociobiology and zoology, polygamy is used in a broad sense to mean any form of multiple mating. The only form in which polygamy is legally recognised in countries which do so, is for a man to take multiple wives. In those countries that do not permit polygamy, a person who marries a second person while still being lawfully married is committing the crime of bigamy. In the global context, acceptance of polygamy is common.

Definition of trigamy in the English dictionary

The definition of trigamy in the dictionary is the condition of having three spouses at once.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TRIGAMY


agami
ˈæɡəmɪ
autogamy
ɔːˈtɒɡəmɪ
bigamy
ˈbɪɡəmɪ
cryptogamy
krɪpˈtɒɡəmɪ
digamy
ˈdɪɡəmɪ
endogamy
ɛnˈdɒɡəmɪ
exogamy
ɛkˈsɒɡəmɪ
hercogamy
hɜːˈkɒɡəmɪ
hologamy
həʊˈlɒɡəmɪ
homogamy
hɒˈmɒɡəmɪ
hypergamy
haɪˈpɜːɡəmɪ
karyogamy
ˌkærɪˈɒɡəmɪ
misogamy
mɪˈsɒɡəmɪ
monogamy
mɒˈnɒɡəmɪ
pangamy
ˈpænɡəmɪ
pantagamy
pænˈtæɡəmɪ
polygamy
pəˈlɪɡəmɪ
porogamy
pɔːˈrɒɡəmɪ
syngamy
ˈsɪŋɡəmɪ
zoogamy
zəʊˈɒɡəmɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TRIGAMY

trig
trig point
trig.
trigamist
trigamous
trigeminal
trigeminal nerve
trigeminal neuralgia
trigged
trigger
trigger finger
trigger guard
trigger plant
trigger price
trigger word
trigger-happy
triggered
triggerfish
triggering
triggerless

WORDS THAT END LIKE TRIGAMY

allogamy
anisogamy
apogamy
autoallogamy
chalazogamy
chasmogamy
cleistogamy
clistogamy
deuterogamy
dichogamy
geitonogamy
heterogamy
isogamy
oogamy
plasmogamy
serial monogamy
siphonogamy
thingamy
xenogamy

Synonyms and antonyms of trigamy in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «trigamy» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TRIGAMY

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Translator English - Chinese

trigamy
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

trigamia
570 millions of speakers

English

trigamy
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

trigamy
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

trigamy
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

trigamy
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

trigamy
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

trigamy
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

trigamie
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Trigamy
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

trigamy
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

trigamy
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

trigamy
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Trigamy
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

trigamy
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

trigamy
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

त्रिकोण
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

trigamy
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

trigamy
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

trigamy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

trigamy
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

trigamy
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

trigamy
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

trigamy
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

trigamy
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

trigamy
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of trigamy

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TRIGAMY»

The term «trigamy» is barely ever used and occupies the 195.475 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TRIGAMY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about trigamy

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TRIGAMY»

Discover the use of trigamy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to trigamy and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Pamphlets on slavery
He was again dragged from his second wife and children, and taken to America, where he took a third wife, and then he is charged with trigamy. What is it that occasions trigamy in the man who is torn from one wife in Africa, and from another ...
‎1833
2
NPNF2-08. Basil: Letters and Select Works
2849 i.e.probably only into the place of standers. Zonaras and Balsamon understand by polygamy a fourth marriage; trigamy being permitted (cf. Canon l. p. 240) though discouraged. The Ben. annotator dissents, pointing out that in Canon iv.
Philip Schaff
3
The treatise de spiritu sancto
We ought therefore to know both what is of exact prescription and what is of custom; and, in cases which do not admit of the highest treatment, to follow the traditional direction. IV. In the case of trigamy and polygamy they laid down the same ...
B. Jackson
4
In verse
'A PLEA FOR TRIGAMY BY OWEN SEAMAN I've been trying to fashion a wifely ideal, And find that my tastes are so far from concise That, to marry completely, no fewer than three'll Suffice. I've subjected my views to severe atmospheric ...
Thomas Lansing Masson, 1906
5
From Pity to Pride: Growing Up Deaf in the Old South
American women, Flournoy argued that trigamy would destroy all brothels and stop "race amalgamation." When one wife refused a husband sex, he could simply ask another one of his wives rather than seek alternatives outside of marriage ...
Hannah Joyner, 2004
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The Chambers Dictionary
trig point trigonometrical point. trigamy trig'i-mi, n the having of three legal or supposed wives or husbands at once; a third marriage (eccles law). — n trig amist a person who has committed trigamy. — adj trig amous of the nature of, involving ...
Allied Chambers, 1998
7
Life
From. Child. Neglect. to. Trigamy. OR rich parents who leave their children to the care of teachers and servants, “ The Poor Little Rich Girl," by Eleanor Gates, is not recommended as likely to prove cheerful theatrical entertainment. Like the ...
‎1913
8
The Book of Humorous Verse
A. PLEA. FOR. TRIGAMY. I've been trying to fashion a wifely ideal, And find that my tastes are so far from concise That, to marry completely, no fewerthan three'll Suffice I've subjected my views to severe atmospheric Compression, butstill, ...
Carolyn Wells, 2014
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The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: The Century ...
Of or pertaining to trigamy.—2. In 013., having three sorts of flowers in the same head—male, female, and hermaphrodite. trigamy (trig'a-mi), n. [( F. trigamie = Sp. Pg. tr'igumiu, (LL. trigamia, (Gr. rpiya/u'a, < rpiya/wg, thrice married: see ...
William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, 1900
10
Dictionnaire Francais-anglais Et Anglais-francais, Abrege de ...
TRIGAMY [ trigamy ] , a. l'etat de celui qui a trois femmes, ou de celle qui a trois maris en même tempe. TMGGED , adi. enrayé. TRIGGER , s. enrayoir, m.V. Tricher. Tmccmc [ trlguin ] , a. l'action d'enrayer. TRIGINTAL. V. Trental. TIUGLYPH ...
‎1816

2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TRIGAMY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term trigamy is used in the context of the following news items.
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Cardinal Kasper and the Church Fathers
In these marital cases, Basil commends a range of penitential exclusions from full communion: one or two years for digamy, while trigamy and polygamy, which ... «Catholic World Report, Jul 14»
2
The Trial That Gave Vodou A Bad Name
... pope: the public nudity that was still common in the interior, and a 99 percent illegitimacy rate that was accompanied (Dubois says) by “bigamy, trigamy, all the ... «Smithsonian, May 13»

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