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[ big-uh-muhs ] / ˈbɪg ə məs /
adjectivehaving two wives or husbands at the same time; guilty of bigamy. involving bigamy. Origin of bigamous1860–65; <Late Latin bigamus, equivalent to bi-bi-1 + Greek -gamos-gamous OTHER WORDS FROM bigamousbig·a·mous·ly, adverbun·big·a·mous, adjectiveun·big·a·mous·ly, adverbWords nearby bigamousbifurcate, bifurcation, big, biga, bigamist, bigamous, bigamy, big and bold, Big Apple, bigarade, bigarreau Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for bigamousGrayson is the second prominent Democrat in the past two centuries to be accused of being in a bigamous marriage. Congressman Accuses Wife Of Bigamy|Ben Jacobs|April 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST Just then there came along a quail, and he took the two women-deer and led them across, leaving the bigamous coyote in the lurch. The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft, Volume 3|Hubert Howe Bancroft A bigamous marriage is invalid, but the bigamist is punished. The Constitutional History of England From 1760 to 1860|Charles Duke Yonge His family in riper years exhibits no higher example than a bigamous household. Bahaism and Its Claims|Samuel Graham Wilson
The bigamous duchess fell into the hands of her enemies, and was placed in confinement. A History of England|Charles Oman We can do no more, save humbly to recommend your Majesty to enforce the rigours of the law against this bigamous female.' A German Pompadour|Marie Hay
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