exogamy
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ə 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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exogamy (ɛkˈsɒɡəmɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | sociol, anthropol Compare endogamy the custom or an act of marrying a person belonging to another tribe, clan, or similar social unit |
| 2. | biology fusion of gametes from parents that are not closely related |
| exogamous | |
| —adj | |
| exogamic | |
| —adj | |
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Exogamy
is always a great word to know.
So is taxonomy. Does it mean:
| the colloidal and liquid substance of which cells are formed, the cytoplasm and nucleus: no longer in technical use |
| the science dealing with the description, identification, naming, and classification of organisms |
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Word Origin & History
exogamy
1865, from Gk. exo "outside" + gamos "marriage." Related: Exogamous.
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Medical Dictionary
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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Example sentences
In some cases the stratagem seems necessary to maintain a healthy degree of exogamy, or outbreeding.
The need for exogamy-the rule of marrying outside the group-could be satisfied at these meetings.
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