exogamy

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/ɛksˈɑ.ɡə.mi/(US)

Definition of exogamy

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

(countable, uncountable)marriage to a person belonging to a tribe or group other than one's own as required by custom or law

“The daughters of Danaüs thus apparently stand for mother-right, which usually occurs in conjunction with exogamy, marriage outside the family or clan.”

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noun

(countable, uncountable)marriage to a person belonging to a tribe or group other than one's own as required by custom or law

“The daughters of Danaüs thus apparently stand for mother-right, which usually occurs in conjunction with exogamy, marriage outside the family or clan.”
(countable, uncountable)the fusion of two unrelated gametes

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From exo- + -gamy. Coined by British lawyer and ethnologist John Ferguson McLennan in his Studies in Ancient History, page 25.

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