exogamy
1 antonym for exogamy — opposites grouped by meaning.
Noun — Marriage or mating with someone from a tribe or group outside one's own, often required by custom or law.
Synonyms by Meaning
1. noun
Marriage or mating with someone from a tribe or group outside one's own, often required by custom or law.
“Exogamy was practised in many traditional societies to strengthen ties between different groups.”
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2. noun biology
In biology, the fusion of two gametes that come from unrelated organisms.
“Exogamy occurs when the fusing gametes are genetically unrelated.”
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How to use exogamy
The word patterns that sound natural to a native speaker.
It is a specialist term used mainly in anthropology and biology rather than everyday speech.
Etymology
Exogamy is built from the prefix exo-, meaning outside, and the suffix -gamy, relating to marriage or union. The term was coined by the British lawyer and ethnologist John Ferguson McLennan in his work Studies in Ancient History.
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