Endogamy

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  • noun. The custom of marrying within a particular social or cultural group in accordance with custom or law.
  • noun. Reproduction by the fusion of gametes of similar ancestry, as in self-pollination or inbreeding.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. Marriage within the tribe: a custom among some savage peoples: opposed to exogamy.
  • noun. In botany, the fusion or coalescence of two or more female gametes.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. Marriage only within the tribe; a custom restricting a man in his choice of a wife to the tribe to which he belongs; -- opposed to exogamy.
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  • noun. The practice of marrying or requiring to marry within one’s own ethnic, religious, or social group.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. marriage within one's own tribe or group as required by custom or law
    • Word Usage
    "There is no evidence of the practice of endogamy which is so widespread among the Oceanic peoples."
    Antonyms
    Words with the opposite meaning
    exogamy  
    cross-reference
    homogamy  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    marriage  matrimony  spousal relationship  union  wedlock  
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