| Pronunciation: | | ek'sâgumee
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[n] marriage to a person belonging to a tribe or group other than your own as required by custom or law |
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EXOGAMY is a 7 letter word that starts with E. |
| | Synonyms: | | intermarriage |
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| | See Also: | | marriage, matrimony, union, wedlock |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Ex*og"a*my\, n.
The custom, or tribal law, which prohibits marriage between
members of the same tribe; marriage outside of the tribe; --
opposed to endogamy. --Lubbock.
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| Biology Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | The opposite of endogamy: - Sexual reproduction between organisms which are completely unrelated to each other.
- Marriage between members of different groups, classes, or communities.
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| Glossary |
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| | Definition: | | marriage outside a particular group with which one is identified. |
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