Advertisement
Advertisement
endogamy
[ en-dog-uh-mee ]
endogamy
/ ˌɛndəʊˈɡæmɪk; ɛnˈdɒɡəmɪ /
noun
- anthropol marriage within one's own tribe or similar unit Compare exogamy
- pollination between two flowers on the same plant
Derived Forms
- enˈdogamous, adjective
Other Words From
- en·dog·a·mous [en-, dog, -, uh, -m, uh, s], en·do·gam·ic [en-doh-, gam, -ik], adjective
Compare Meanings
How does endogamy compare to similar and commonly confused words? Explore the most common comparisons:
Example Sentences
Limited exogamy with direct maternal or paternal descent, accordingly, means a reapproach to endogamy.
Natural selection has determined that exogamy produces fitter progeny than endogamy.
There is no antithesis between endogamy and exogamy; no exogamous "tribes" have been found up to the present time.
Endogamy and exogamy are forms of the mores in which one of these policies has been adopted to the exclusion of the other.
The captured wife was also a trophy, and the play of this fact on vanity would always tend to disintegrate the system of endogamy.
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Browse