Definition of exogamy in English:

exogamy

noun ɪkˈsɒɡəmiɛkˈsɒɡəmiɛkˈsɑɡəmi

mass noun

1Anthropology
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.
〔生〕异系配合；异系交配；非近亲繁殖

Derivatives

exogamous

adjective ɛkˈsɒɡəməsɪkˈsɒɡəməsɛkˈsɑɡəməs

These exogamous marriages introduced the possibility of idolatry and syncretistic practices into the community.
Example sentencesExamples
- Thus, a caste is endogamous, but all the kin-based units below it are exogamous and follow rigid rules about which clans or lineages are allowed to inter-marry.
- These subclans are exogamous, and the members refer to each other by using kinship terms.
- Among Chaldeans, most exogamous marriages bring an outsider into the community, rather than resulting in the loss of a member.
- Rural communities were exogamous, patrilocal, and patriarchal, with newly married women subservient in the families of their husbands until they had borne sons.

Rhymes

endogamy, heterogamy, homogamy, misogamy, monogamy

Definition of exogamy in US English:

exogamy

nounɛkˈsɑɡəmiekˈsäɡəmē

Anthropology

1The custom of marrying outside a community, clan, or tribe.
Compare with endogamy
Example sentencesExamples
- The practice of clan exogamy - or marriage outside of the clan or group - is typical, however, of almost all ethnic groups.
- Male exogamy was slightly higher than female exogamy for the same period and occurred most frequently among third-generation Mexican Americans.
- These clans maintained strict exogamy, so wives may be brought in from elsewhere.
- Social disapproval of ethnic exogamy is lessening, though the government unofficially discourages it.
- Individual choice is constrained by kin group exogamy.
1. 1.1Biology The fusion of reproductive cells from distantly related or unrelated individuals; outbreeding; cross-pollination.
  〔生〕异系配合；异系交配；非近亲繁殖

单词	exogamy
释义	Definition of exogamy in English: exogamy noun ɪkˈsɒɡəmiɛkˈsɒɡəmiɛkˈsɑɡəmi mass noun 1Anthropology 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. 〔生〕异系配合；异系交配；非近亲繁殖 Derivatives exogamous adjective ɛkˈsɒɡəməsɪkˈsɒɡəməsɛkˈsɑɡəməs These exogamous marriages introduced the possibility of idolatry and syncretistic practices into the community. Example sentencesExamples Thus, a caste is endogamous, but all the kin-based units below it are exogamous and follow rigid rules about which clans or lineages are allowed to inter-marry. These subclans are exogamous, and the members refer to each other by using kinship terms. Among Chaldeans, most exogamous marriages bring an outsider into the community, rather than resulting in the loss of a member. Rural communities were exogamous, patrilocal, and patriarchal, with newly married women subservient in the families of their husbands until they had borne sons. Rhymes endogamy, heterogamy, homogamy, misogamy, monogamy Definition of exogamy in US English: exogamy nounɛkˈsɑɡəmiekˈsäɡəmē Anthropology 1The custom of marrying outside a community, clan, or tribe. Compare with endogamy Example sentencesExamples The practice of clan exogamy - or marriage outside of the clan or group - is typical, however, of almost all ethnic groups. Male exogamy was slightly higher than female exogamy for the same period and occurred most frequently among third-generation Mexican Americans. These clans maintained strict exogamy, so wives may be brought in from elsewhere. Social disapproval of ethnic exogamy is lessening, though the government unofficially discourages it. Individual choice is constrained by kin group exogamy. 1.1Biology The fusion of reproductive cells from distantly related or unrelated individuals; outbreeding; cross-pollination. 〔生〕异系配合；异系交配；非近亲繁殖
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