bigamous
pronunciation
How to pronounce bigamous in British English:
UK ['bɪɡəməs]
How to pronounce bigamous in American English:
US [ˈbɪɡəməs]
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- Adjective:
- of illegal marriage to a second person while legally married to a first
Word Origin
- bigamous (adj.)
- 1690s; see bigamy + -ous.
Example
- 1. They want through a bigamous marriage ceremony .
- 2. Impersonal aspect must have bigamous action , have a mate namely and marry with other , or know perfectly well other to have a mate and marry to it .
- 3. Saint john the baptist was rather vocal at the time about the bigamous marriage of herodias and herod antipas and it raised the ire of the adulteress to a point where she would not be happy until she saw him slaughtered .