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agamy

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[ag-uh-mee] / ˈæg ə mi /

noun

  1. the absence of a rule dictating marriage choices within a social group.

Etymology

Origin of agamy

1790–1800; < Greek agamía, equivalent to ágam ( os ) ( agamic ) + -ia -y 3

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In Athens, a person might be charged with agamy as with a crime.

From Principles of Political Economy, Vol. II by Roscher, Wilhelm

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