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exogamy

Definition of exogamy

noun

[mass noun]
  • 1 Anthropology the custom of marrying outside a community, clan, or tribe. Compare with endogamy.
  • 2 Biology the fusion of reproductive cells from distantly related or unrelated individuals; cross-pollination.

Derivatives

exogamous

adjective

exogamy in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of exogamy in the US English dictionary