exogamy
/ek'sɔgəmi/
Definition
- Noun:
- Marriage outside one's own social group: The custom or rule requiring a person to marry someone from a different clan, tribe, or social group than their own.
- The practice of seeking a mate outside one's immediate group: In anthropology and sociology, this refers to the social norm that prohibits marriage within a specific social unit.
Examples of Usage
- Noun:
Advanced Usage
- Cultural Exogamy: Refers specifically to marriage outside one's own cultural or ethnic group.
- Biological/Genetic Exogamy: Used in genetics to describe breeding or mating with individuals from a different population to avoid inbreeding.
Variants and Related Words
- Exogamous (adj): Characterized by or relating to exogamy.
- Exogamist (n): A person who practices or advocates for exogamy. (Less common)
Synonyms
- Out-marriage
- Intermarriage (can be a close synonym, though it sometimes specifically denotes marriage between different ethnic, religious, or social groups)
Antonyms
- Endogamy (n): The custom of marrying only within the limits of a local community, clan, or tribe.
- In-marriage
Related Idioms and Phrases
- "Marry out": An informal phrase meaning to marry someone from outside one's own social, ethnic, or religious group. This phrase relates to the concept of exogamy.
Noun
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marriage to a person belonging to a tribe or group other than your own as required by custom or law
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