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EXOGAMOUS
exogamous, exogamic
(adjective) pertaining to or characterized by the custom of marrying only outside the limits of a clan or tribe
exogamous, exogamic
(adjective) characterized by or fit for fertilization by a flower that is not closely related
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
exogamous (comparative more exogamous, superlative most exogamous)
(biology, marriage) Of or relating to exogamy.
Antonyms
• endogamous
Source: Wiktionary
Ex*og"a*mous, a. Etym: [Exo- + Gr.
Definition: Relating to exogamy; marrying outside of the limits of one's own tribe; -- opposed to endogenous.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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EARTHSHAKING
(adjective) sufficiently significant to affect the whole world; “earthshaking proposals”; “the contest was no world-shaking affair”; “the conversation...could hardly be called world-shattering”
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