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bigamy
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bigamy
(noun)
bigamy
/
ˈ
bɪgəmi/
noun
bigamy
/
ˈ
bɪgəmi/
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of BIGAMY
[
noncount
]
:
the crime of marrying one person while you are still legally married to another
He was accused of
bigamy
.
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— bigamist
/
ˈ
bɪgəmɪst/
noun
,
plural
bigamists
[
count
]
She found out that he was a
bigamist
.
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— bigamous
/
ˈ
bɪgəməs/
adjective
a
bigamous
marriage
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