endogamy
[en-dog-uh-mee]
- marriage within a specific tribe or similar social unit.Compare exogamy(def 1).
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Origin of endogamy
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The evidence does not show, however, that it was endogamous.
These divisions were once endogamous, but this distinction has now disappeared.
Castes and Tribes of Southern IndiaEdgar Thurston
They recognize no endogamous sub-divisions, but have exogamous septs.
Castes and Tribes of Southern IndiaEdgar Thurston
They have two endogamous sub-divisions, called Kodi and Peringala.
Castes and Tribes of Southern IndiaEdgar Thurston
The same community cannot be 'both exogamous and endogamous,' as some suppose.
Social Origins and Primal LawAndrew Lang
endogamy
- anthropol marriage within one's own tribe or similar unitCompare exogamy (def. 1)
- pollination between two flowers on the same plant
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endogamy
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endogamy
(ĕn-dŏg′ə-mē)- Reproduction by the fusion of gametes of similar ancestry.
- Marriage within a particular group in accordance with custom or law.
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