Meaning & use
Trigamy
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The state or practice of having three spouses at the same time.
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The court case exposed a rare instance of trigamy across two countries.
Trigamy, like bigamy, is illegal in most jurisdictions.
A note on using this word
Formed by analogy with 'bigamy', using the Greek prefix 'tri-' (three) in place of 'bi-' (two).
Words with a similar meaning
polygamy
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