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exogamy [ek-sog-uh-mee] EXAMPLES|WORD ORIGIN noun marriage outside a specific tribe or similar social unit.Compare endogamy. Biology. the union of gametes of unrelated parents. Liberaldictionary.com
Origin of exogamy First recorded in 1860–65; exo- + -gamy Related formsex·og·a·mous [ek-sog-uh-muh s] /ɛkˈsɒg ə məs/, ex·o·gam·ic [ek-suh-gam-ik] /ˌɛk səˈgæm ɪk/, adjective Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019 Examples from the Web for exogamous Historical Examples of exogamous
In Raigarh the Bhuiyas appear to have no exogamous divisions.
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India
R. V. Russell
The equivalent Anumolla occurs as an exogamous sept of Kamma.
Castes and Tribes of Southern India
Edgar Thurston
Among the Vallambans these karais are exogamous, and run in the male line.
Castes and Tribes of Southern India
Edgar Thurston
Each of these is further sub-divided into clans (kiriyam), which are exogamous.
Castes and Tribes of Southern India
Edgar Thurston
They recognize no endogamous sub-divisions, but have exogamous septs.
Castes and Tribes of Southern India
Edgar Thurston
British Dictionary definitions for exogamous exogamy noun sociol anthropol the custom or an act of marrying a person belonging to another tribe, clan, or similar social unitCompare endogamy biology fusion of gametes from parents that are not closely related Derived Formsexogamous (ɛkˈsɒɡəməs) or exogamic (ˌɛksəʊˈɡæmɪk), adjective Collins English Dictionary – Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Word Origin and History for exogamous exogamy n.
1865, Modern Latin, literally “outside marriage,” from exo- + -gamy. Related: Exogamous.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper exogamous in Medicine exogamy [ĕk-sŏg′ə-mē] n. Sexual reproduction by means of conjugation of two gametes of different ancestry, as in certain protozoan species. The American Heritage® Stedman’s Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
