endogamy

[ en-dog-uh-mee ]

/ ɛnˈdɒg ə mi /

noun

marriage within a specific tribe or similar social unit.Compare exogamy (def. 1).

Origin of endogamy

First recorded in 1860–65; endo- + -gamy

OTHER WORDS FROM endogamy

en·dog·a·mous, en·do·gam·ic

[en-doh-gam-ik], /ˌɛn doʊˈgæm ɪk/, adjective

Words nearby endogamy

end-of-file, end of one's rope, end of one's rope, at the, end of steel, end of the line, endogamy, endogen, endogenetic, endogenic toxicosis, endogenous, endogenous depression

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Example sentences from the Web for endogamy

Endogamy and exogamy do not form such an absolute contrast as at first sight might appear.
The Sexual Question|August Forel
Endogamy and exogamy are forms of the mores in which one of these policies has been adopted to the exclusion of the other.
Folkways|William Graham Sumner
Endogamy, en-dog′am-i, n. the custom forbidding a man to marry any woman who is not of his kindred.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M)|Various
What is the relation of endogamy and exogamy (a) to isolation, and (b) to the establishment of a successful stock or race?
Introduction to the Science of Sociology|Robert E. Park

They formerly had endogamy, and it is stated that brothers and sisters married.
Folkways|William Graham Sumner

British Dictionary definitions for endogamy

endogamy

/ (ɛnˈdɒɡəmɪ) /

noun

anthropol marriage within one's own tribe or similar unitCompare exogamy (def. 1)

pollination between two flowers on the same plant

Derived forms of endogamy

endogamous or endogamic (ˌɛndəʊˈɡæmɪk), adjective

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Medical definitions for endogamy

endogamy

[ ĕn-dŏg′ə-mē ]

n.

Reproduction by the fusion of gametes of similar ancestry.

Marriage within a particular group in accordance with custom or law.

Other words from endogamy

en•dog′a•mous adj.

单词	endogamy
释义	endogamy [ en-dog-uh-mee ] / ɛnˈdɒg ə mi / noun marriage within a specific tribe or similar social unit.Compare exogamy (def. 1). Origin of endogamy First recorded in 1860–65; endo- + -gamy OTHER WORDS FROM endogamy en·dog·a·mous, en·do·gam·ic [en-doh-gam-ik], /ˌɛn doʊˈgæm ɪk/, adjective Words nearby endogamy end-of-file, end of one's rope, end of one's rope, at the, end of steel, end of the line, endogamy, endogen, endogenetic, endogenic toxicosis, endogenous, endogenous depression Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for endogamy Endogamy and exogamy do not form such an absolute contrast as at first sight might appear. The Sexual Question\|August Forel Endogamy and exogamy are forms of the mores in which one of these policies has been adopted to the exclusion of the other. Folkways\|William Graham Sumner Endogamy, en-dog′am-i, n. the custom forbidding a man to marry any woman who is not of his kindred. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M)\|Various What is the relation of endogamy and exogamy (a) to isolation, and (b) to the establishment of a successful stock or race? Introduction to the Science of Sociology\|Robert E. Park They formerly had endogamy, and it is stated that brothers and sisters married. Folkways\|William Graham Sumner British Dictionary definitions for endogamy endogamy / (ɛnˈdɒɡəmɪ) / noun anthropol marriage within one's own tribe or similar unitCompare exogamy (def. 1) pollination between two flowers on the same plant Derived forms of endogamy endogamous or endogamic (ˌɛndəʊˈɡæmɪk), adjective Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for endogamy endogamy [ ĕn-dŏg′ə-mē ] n. Reproduction by the fusion of gametes of similar ancestry. Marriage within a particular group in accordance with custom or law. Other words from endogamy en•dog′a•mous adj. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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