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exogamy.

Marriage to or mating with a person belonging to a tribe or group other than one's own, especially as required by custom or law.

7 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ɛkˈsɒ.ɡə.mi/UK/ɛkˈsɑ.ɡə.mi/US
  1. Marriage to or mating with a person belonging to a tribe or group other than one's own, especially as required by custom or law.

    countable · uncountable
  2. The fusion of two unrelated gametes.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From exo- + -gamy. Coined by British lawyer and ethnologist John Ferguson McLennan in his Studies in Ancient History, page 25. Compare outmarriage.

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