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Meaning of ENDOGAMY

Pronunciation:  en'dâgumee

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  marriage within one's own tribe or group as required by custom or law
 
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 Synonyms: inmarriage, intermarriage
 
 See Also: marriage, matrimony, union, wedlock

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 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.
 
Biology Dictionary
 
 Definition: The opposite of exogamy:
  1. Sexual reproduction between organisms which are closely related to each other.
  2. 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.
  3. Marriage between members of the same restricted group, class, or caste.
 
Glossary
 
 Definition: a rule requiring marriage within a specified social or kinship group.
 

 

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