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Webster 1913 Edition
Exogamy
Ex-og′a-my
,Noun.
The custom, or tribal law, which prohibits marriage between members of the same tribe; marriage outside of the tribe; – opposed to
endogamy
. Lubbock.
Definition 2024
exogamy
exogamy
English
Noun
exogamy (plural exogamies)
- marriage to a person belonging to a tribe or group other than your own as required by custom or law
- (biology) the fusion of two unrelated gametes
Related terms
Synonyms
- (marriage): See also Wikisaurus:intermarriage
Antonyms
- (marriage): endogamy; see also Wikisaurus:intermarriage
Translations
marriage