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bigamy

big.a.my \'big-*-me-\ n [ME bigamie, fr. ML bigamia, fr. L bi- + LL -gamia 
   -gam]y, fr. Gk, fr. gamos marriage; akin to L gener son-in-law : the act of 
   entering into a ceremonial marriage with one person while sti ll legally 
   married to another that when willfully done constitutes a statutory offense