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intermarry.

To marry a member of another group, social stratum, or religion.

10 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˌɪntə(ɹ)ˈmæɹi/
  1. To marry a member of another group, social stratum, or religion.

    Mary was Catholic and Ron was Jewish, but they decided that it was acceptable to intermarry.
  2. To marry within the same ethnic, social, or family group.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥tér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- English marry English intermarry From inter- + marry.

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