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ex·og·a·my 
[ek-sog-uh-mee] Pronunciation Key
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[ek-sog-uh-mee] Pronunciation Key –noun
| 1. | marriage outside a specific tribe or similar social unit. Compare endogamy. |
| 2. | Biology. the union of gametes of unrelated parents. |
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ex·og·a·mous
[ek-sog-uh-muhs] Pronunciation Key, ex·o·gam·ic
[ek-suh-gam-ik] Pronunciation Key, adjective
[ek-sog-uh-muhs] Pronunciation Key, ex·o·gam·ic
[ek-suh-gam-ik] Pronunciation Key, adjective
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| ex·og·a·my
(ěk-sŏg'ə-mē) Pronunciation Key
n.
ex'o·gam'ic (ěk'sə-gām'ĭk), ex·og'a·mous (ěk-sŏg'ə-məs) adj. |
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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exogamy
exogamy
1865, from Gk. exo "outside" + gamos "marriage."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| exogamy | |
noun | |
| marriage to a person belonging to a tribe or group other than your own as required by custom or law [ant: endogamy] |
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
American Heritage Stedman's Medical Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
exogamy ex·og·a·my (ěk-sŏg'ə-mē)
n.
Sexual reproduction by means of conjugation of two gametes of different ancestry, as in certain protozoan species.
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Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Main Entry: ex·og·a·my
Pronunciation: ek-'säg-&-mE
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -mies
1 : marriage outside of a specific group especially as required by custom or law
2 : sexual reproduction between individuals (as of a particular population or species) that are notclosely related —ex·og·a·mous /ek-'säg-&-m&s/ or exo·gam·ic /"ek-s&-'gam-ik/ adjective
Main Entry: ex·og·a·my
Pronunciation: ek-'säg-&-mE
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -mies
1 : marriage outside of a specific group especially as required by custom or law
2 : sexual reproduction between individuals (as of a particular population or species) that are notclosely related —ex·og·a·mous /ek-'säg-&-m&s/ or exo·gam·ic /"ek-s&-'gam-ik/ adjective
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Exogamy
Ex*og"a*my\, n. The custom, or tribal law, which prohibits marriage between members of the same tribe; marriage outside of the tribe; -- opposed to endogamy. --Lubbock.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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exogamy
exogamy: in CancerWEB's On-line Medical Dictionary
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