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cacogamy

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /kəˈkɒɡəmi/

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noun

Meaning 1

any kind of socially unacceptable marriage

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

By surface analysis, caco- (“bad”) + -gamy (“marriage”).

Across languages

Translations

3 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: kielletty avioliitto — socially unacceptable marriage
  • Finnish: sopimaton avioliitto — socially unacceptable marriage
  • German: Kakogamie — socially unacceptable marriage