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endogamous

endogam

Taking place within a social groupTaking place within a social group.

» Endogamous communities with low genetic diversity are more vulnerable to diseases and disorders.

Meaning

2 senses

(not comparable)Taking place within a social group.
Many recent immigrants' marriages are endogamous.
endogam
(not comparable)Relating to endogamy.

More definitions

pertaining to or characterized by the custom of marrying only within the limits of a clan or tribe
characterized by or fit for fertilization by pollen from another flower of the same kind

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Endogamous communities with low genetic diversity are more vulnerable to diseases and disorders.
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of a marriage, within a social group:

From endo- + -gamous.

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Close in meaning

pertaining to or characterized by the custom of marrying only within the limits of a clan or tribe:endogamic
characterized by or fit for fertilization by pollen from another flower of the same kind:endogamic

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