Bigamy, n. A mistake in taste for which the wisdom of the future will …

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Bigamy, n. A mistake in taste for which the wisdom of the future will adjudge a punishment called trigamy. ✨ Ambrose Bierce (2016). The Devil's Dictionary: The Devil World, p.22, 谷月社
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Bigamy, n. A mistake in taste for which the wisdom of the future will adjudge a punishment called trigamy. ✨ Ambrose Bierce (2016). The Devil's Dictionary: The Devil World, p.22, 谷月社

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