endogamy
noun/ɛnˈdɒɡəmi/UK
Etymology
From endo- + -gamy; compare inmarriage.
Definitions
The practice of marrying or requiring to marry within one's own ethnic, religious, or…
The practice of marrying or requiring to marry within one's own ethnic, religious, or social group.
- In the Suppliant Maidens the heroines seem to protest against endogamy, which prohibits marriage except between persons of the same blood or stock.
- Far from suggesting a demoralized culture, endogamy here seemed the mark of a buoyantly confident group, settled in their skin and not needing outsiders.
The fusion of two related gametes.
The neighborhood
- neighborendogamous
Derived
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for endogamy. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
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