also coenogamy, "state of having husbands or wives in common," 1883, from Latinized form of Greek koinos "common" (see coeno-) + -gamy. Related: Cenogamous; coenogamous.
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coeno-
before vowels coen-, word-forming element meaning "common," from Latinized form of Greek koinos "common, public, shared, general, ordinary," from PIE *kom "beside, near, by, with" (see com-).
-gamy
word-forming element meaning "marriage" in anthropology and "fertilization" in biology, from Greek -gamia, from gamos "marriage" (see gamete).