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deu·ter·og·a·my D0176300 (do͞o′tə-rŏg′ə-mē, dyo͞o′-)n. Remarriage after the death or divorce of one's first husband or wife. Also called digamy.deuterogamy (ˌdjuːtəˈrɒɡəmɪ) n (Sociology) another word for digamy ˌdeuterˈogamist ndig•a•my (ˈdɪg ə mi) n., pl. -mies. a second marriage after the death or divorce of the first spouse. Compare monogamy (def. 3). [1625–35; < Late Latin digamia < Greek digamía; see di-1, -gamy] dig′a•mous, adj. deuterogamydigamism. — deuterogamist, n. — deuterogamous, adj.See also: MarriagedeuterogamyenUK
deuterogamy[‚düd·ə′räg·ə·mē] (botany) Secondary pairing of sexual cells or nuclei replacing direct copulation in many fungi, algae, and higher plants. deuterogamyenUK
deuterogamy a second marriage after the termination of the first. |