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
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
• (marriage): See also intermarriage
• (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
13 February 2025
(verb) cause the failure or ruin of; “His peccadilloes finally broke his marriage”; “This play will either make or break the playwright”
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
