exogamy

Pronunciation: /ɛksˈɑ.ɡə.mi/

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun marriage to a person belonging to a tribe or group other than your own as required by custom or law

Etymology

From exo- + -gamy. Coined by British lawyer and ethnologist John Ferguson McLennan in his Studies in Ancient History, page 25.

In classic literature

Synonyms

intermarriage

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
marriage
Opposite (antonyms)
endogamy

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