POLYGAMIZE

Etymology

Verb

polygamize (third-person singular simple present polygamizes, present participle polygamizing, simple past and past participle polygamized)

(intransitive) To practice polygamy: to marry more than one wife or husband.

(rare, transitive) To marry (multiple spouses).

Source: Wiktionary


Po*lyg"a*mize, v. i.

Definition: To practice polygamy; to marry several wives. Sylvester. Coleridge.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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ENDLESSLY

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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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