endogamy
The practice of marrying or requiring to marry within one's own ethnic, religious, or…The practice of marrying or requiring to marry within one's own ethnic, religious, or social group.
Meaning
2 senses(uncountable, usually)The practice of marrying or requiring to marry within one's own ethnic, religious, or social group.
Endogamie, Binnenheirat, Kastenheirat
эндогамияendogamija
ендогаміяendohamija
marriage within one's own tribe or group as required by custom or law
(uncountable, usually)The fusion of two related gametes.
Translations
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Origin
From endo- + -gamy; compare inmarriage.From endo- + -gamy; compare inmarriage.
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Forms
plural: endogamies| Singular | endogamy |
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uncountable
Synonyms
7 synonyms- marriage within one's own tribe or group as required by custom or law:intermarriageinmarriage
Antonyms
6 antonymsWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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