About The Word Exogamy
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Exogamy
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What's The Definition Of Exogamy?
[n] marriage to a person belonging to a tribe or group other than your own as required by custom or law
Synonyms | Synonyms for Exogamy: intermarriage Related Terms | Find terms related to Exogamy: See Also | marriage | matrimony | union | wedlock Exogamy In Webster's Dictionary \Ex*og"a*my\, n.
The custom, or tribal law, which prohibits marriage between
members of the same tribe; marriage outside of the tribe; --
opposed to endogamy. --Lubbock.
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