exogamy

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Noun exogamy has 1 sense

exogamy, intermarriage - marriage to a person belonging to a tribe or group other than your own as required by custom or law
--₁ is a kind of marriage, matrimony, union, spousal relationship, wedlock
Antonyms: endogamy, intermarriage, inmarriage

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Term: exogamy

Definition

Exogamy is the practice of marrying or having relationships outside of one's own social or familial group.

Part of Speech

Noun

Senses and Usages

Sense: Marriage outside one's social group

Example Sentence: Exogamy was a common practice in ancient societies as a way to establish alliances between different tribes.

Sense: Marriage or relationships outside one's familial group

Example Sentence: The strict rules of exogamy prohibited individuals from marrying someone from their own clan.

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