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ENDOGAMY
endogamy, intermarriage, inmarriage
(noun) marriage within one’s own tribe or group as required by custom or law
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
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.
Synonyms
• See also intermarriage
Antonyms
• 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
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IMPROVISED
(adjective) done or made using whatever is available; “crossed the river on improvised bridges”; “the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear”; “the rock served as a makeshift hammer”
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