exogamy Syllabification: (ex·og·a·my)Pronunciation: /ekˈsägəmē/Definition of exogamy noun Anthropology the custom of marrying outside a community, clan, or tribe. Compare with endogamy. Biology the fusion of reproductive cells from distantly related or unrelated individuals; outbreeding; cross-pollination. Derivatives exogamousPronunciation: /-məs/ adjective exogamy in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of exogamy in the British & World English dictionary
