exogamy
Marriage to or mating with a person belonging to a tribe or group other than one's…Marriage to or mating with a person belonging to a tribe or group other than one's own, especially as required by custom or law.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)Marriage to or mating with a person belonging to a tribe or group other than one's own, especially as required by custom or law.
Exogamie, Außenheirat
экзога́мияekzogámija, внебра́чиеvnebráčije
екзогаміяekzohamija
marriage to a person belonging to a tribe or group other than your own as required by custom or law
(countable, uncountable)The fusion of two unrelated gametes.
Translations
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Origin
From exo- + -gamy. Coined by British lawyer and ethnologist John Ferguson McLennan in hisFrom exo- + -gamy. Coined by British lawyer and ethnologist John Ferguson McLennan in his Studies in Ancient History, page 25. Compare outmarriage.
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Forms
plural: exogamiesSynonyms
6 synonyms- marriage to a person belonging to a tribe or group other than your own as required by custom or law:intermarriage
Antonyms
6 antonymsWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable