EXOGAMY

exogamy, intermarriage

(noun) marriage to a person belonging to a tribe or group other than your own as required by custom or law

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

exogamy (countable and uncountable, plural exogamies)

marriage to a person belonging to a tribe or group other than one's own as required by custom or law

(biology) the fusion of two unrelated gametes

Synonyms

• (marriage): See also intermarriage

Antonyms

• (marriage): endogamy; see also intermarriage

Source: Wiktionary


Ex*og"a*my, n.

Definition: The custom, or tribal law, which prohibits marriage between members of the same tribe; marriage outside of the tribe; -- opposed to endogamy. Lubbock.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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