Remarry

/riːˈmæri/ verb

Definition

To marry again, usually after a divorce or the death of a spouse.

Etymology

Formed by combining the prefix 're-' (again) with 'marry,' from Old French 'marier,' which came from Latin 'maritus' meaning 'husband.'

Kelly Says

Remarriage statistics are fascinating—people who remarry after divorce are actually more likely to divorce again, but people who remarry after widowhood tend to have more stable second marriages, showing that how a first marriage ends matters.

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