endogamy
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endogamy
- /ɛnˈdɒ.ɡə.mi/ UK
- /ɛnˈdɑ.ɡə.mi/ US
Rhymes with -ɒɡəmi
Where it comes from
From endo- + -gamy; compare inmarriage.
noun endogamies
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The practice of marrying or requiring to marry within one's own ethnic, religious, or social group.
In the Suppliant Maidens the heroines seem to protest against endogamy, which prohibits marriage except between persons of the same blood or stock.
Similar: exogamy, extramarriage, heterogamy, intermarriage, mixed marriage, outmarriage · Opposite: exogamy, extramarriage, heterogamy, intermarriage, mixed marriage, outmarriage
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The fusion of two related gametes.
Opposite: exogamy
Translations
Talk about this word "endogamy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/endogamy. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. endogamy. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/endogamy "endogamy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/endogamy.Cite this
@misc{endogamy_2026,
title = {endogamy},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/endogamy},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
