Definition of exogamy in English:
exogamy
noun ɪkˈsɒɡəmiɛkˈsɒɡəmiɛkˈsɑɡəmi
mass noun1Anthropology
The custom of marrying outside a community, clan, or tribe.
Compare with endogamy
Example sentencesExamples
- Individual choice is constrained by kin group exogamy.
- Male exogamy was slightly higher than female exogamy for the same period and occurred most frequently among third-generation Mexican Americans.
- Social disapproval of ethnic exogamy is lessening, though the government unofficially discourages it.
- The practice of clan exogamy - or marriage outside of the clan or group - is typical, however, of almost all ethnic groups.
- These clans maintained strict exogamy, so wives may be brought in from elsewhere.
2Biology
The fusion of reproductive cells from distantly related or unrelated individuals; cross-pollination.
Rhymes
endogamy, heterogamy, homogamy, misogamy, monogamy