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endogamous

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en⋅dog⋅a⋅my

  [en-dog-uh-mee]
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–noun
marriage within a specific tribe or similar social unit. Compare exogamy (def. 1).
Origin:
1860–65; endo- + -gamy

Related forms:
en⋅dog⋅a⋅mous, en⋅do⋅gam⋅ic  [en-doh-gam-ik] , adjective
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en·dog·a·my   (ěn-dŏg'ə-mē)   
n.  

  1. Anthropology Marriage within a particular group in accordance with custom or law.

  2. Botany Fertilization resulting from pollination among flowers of the same plant.

  3. Biology Reproduction by the fusion of gametes of similar ancestry.

en·dog'a·mous adj.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: en·dog·a·my
Pronunciation: en-'däg-&-mE
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -mies
: marriagewithin a specific group as required by custom or law —en·dog·a·mous /-m&s/ adjective
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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endogamy en·dog·a·my (ěn-dŏg'ə-mē)
n.

  1. Reproduction by the fusion of gametes of similar ancestry.

  2. Marriage within a particular group in accordance with custom or law.

en·dog'a·mous adj.

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