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a combining form with the meanings “marriage,” “union,” “fertilization, pollination,” of the kind specified by the initial element:
exogamy; plastogamy; allogamy; also forming
nouns corresponding to
adjectives ending in
-gamous: heterogamy.
Origin:
combining form representing Greek -gamía act of marrying
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| gamey or gamy (ˈɡeɪmɪ) |
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| —adj , gamier, gamiest |
| 1. | having the smell or flavour of game, esp high game |
| 2. | informal spirited; plucky; brave |
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| gamy or gamy |
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| —adj |
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| 'gamily or gamy |
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| —adv |
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| 'gaminess or gamy |
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| —n |
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gamy
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-gamy suff.
Marriage; mate: monogamy.
Procreative or propagative union: heterogamy.
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