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Endogamy Moderate

Endogamy has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

marriage within one's own tribe or group as required by custom or law

2

The practice of marrying or requiring to marry within one's own ethnic, religious, or social group.

Related Terms
Antonyms
intermarriage
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
marriage

Origin

Endogamy comes from combining the prefix endo- with -gamy, which literally means marriage within a group. It is closely related to the concept of inmarriage.

Rhyming Words
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