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单词 hypergamy
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hypergamy

[ hahy-pur-guh-mee ]
/ haɪˈpɜr gə mi /

noun

the practice among Hindu women of marrying into a caste at least as high as their own.

Origin of hypergamy

First recorded in 1880–85; hyper- + -gamy

OTHER WORDS FROM hypergamy

hy·per·ga·mous, adjective

Words nearby hypergamy

hyperfunction, hyperfunctional occlusion, hypergalactia, hypergalactosis, hypergammaglobulinemia, hypergamy, hypergenesis, hypergenitalism, hypergeometric, hypergeometric distribution, hypergeometric equation
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Example sentences from the Web for hypergamy

  • The social results of hypergamy, when commonly practised, are highly injurious.

    The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India|R. V. Russell
  • They have the same complicated arrangement of exogamy and hypergamy as the Khatris, and will take food from that caste.

    The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India|R. V. Russell

British Dictionary definitions for hypergamy

hypergamy
/ (haɪˈpɜːɡəmɪ) /

noun

anthropol a custom that forbids a woman to marry a man of lower social status
any marriage with a partner of higher social status

Derived forms of hypergamy

hypergamous, adjective

Word Origin for hypergamy

C19: from hyper- + -gamy
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