DIGAMOUS

Adjective

digamous (not comparable)

Pertaining to a second marriage, i.e. one taking place after the death of the first wife or first husband.

(botany) androgynous

Source: Wiktionary


Dig"a*mous, a.

Definition: Pertaining to a second marriage, that is, one after the death of the first wife or the first husband.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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