| Pronunciation: | | en'dâgumee
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[n] marriage within one's own tribe or group as required by custom or law |
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ENDOGAMY is a 8 letter word that starts with E. |
| | Synonyms: | | inmarriage, intermarriage |
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| | See Also: | | marriage, matrimony, union, wedlock |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \En*dog"a*my\, n.
Marriage only within the tribe; a custom restricting a man in
his choice of a wife to the tribe to which he belongs; --
opposed to exogamy.
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| Biology Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | The opposite of exogamy: - Sexual reproduction between organisms which are closely related to each other.
- Production of a zygote (an egg that has been fertilized by a sperm) by a simultaneous hermaphrodite (an organism which produces both sperm and eggs) using only its own gametes (eggs and sperm) without gamete contributions from other individuals.
- Marriage between members of the same restricted group, class, or caste.
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| Glossary |
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| | Definition: | | a rule requiring marriage within a specified social or kinship group. |
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