endogamy, intermarriage, inmarriage
(noun) marriage within one’s own tribe or group as required by custom or law
Source: WordNet® 3.1
endogamy (usually uncountable, plural endogamies)
The practice of marrying or requiring to marry within one's own ethnic, religious, or social group.
(biology) the fusion of two related gametes.
• See also intermarriage
• exogamy
• See also intermarriage
Source: Wiktionary
En*dog"a*my, n.
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
26 November 2024
(noun) (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
