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-gamy

/-ɡəmi/

-gamy suffix: used to form nouns describing forms of marriage.

Suffix

-gamy (noun-forming suffix, countable and uncountable, plural -gamies)

  1. Used to form nouns describing forms of marriage.
  2. Used to form nouns describing forms of fertilization, pollination or reproduction.

Forms of -gamy

plural-gamies

Origin of -gamy

From Ancient Greek -γαμία (-gamía), from γάμος (gámos, “marriage”).

Questions about -gamy

What does -gamy mean?
-gamy means used to form nouns describing forms of marriage.
What part of speech is -gamy?
-gamy is a suffix.
How do you pronounce -gamy?
-gamy is pronounced /-ɡəmi/.

Words near -gamy in the dictionary

  1. -fy
  2. -fying
  3. -gab-
  4. -gamies
  5. -gamous
  6. -gamy
  7. -gasm
  8. -gasms
  9. -gastria
  10. -gate
  11. -gates

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