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agamy

noun
ag·​a·​my | \ ˈa-gə-mē\
plural -es

Definition of agamy

1 : absence, nonregulation, or nonrecognition of marriage
2 : agamogenesis

First Known Use of agamy

1795, in the meaning defined at sense 1

History and Etymology for agamy

borrowed from Greek agamía “bachelorhood, celibacy,” from ágamos “unmarried” + -ia -y entry 2

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