exogamy
[ek-sog-uh-mee]
- marriage outside a specific tribe or similar social unit.Compare endogamy.
- Biology. the union of gametes of unrelated parents.
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Origin of exogamy
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See the authorities cited by Frazer in Totemism and Exogamy.
Introduction to the History of ReligionsCrawford Howell Toy
Even in such cases we find transitions to the next form of exogamy.
Elements of Folk PsychologyWilhelm Wundt
When capture disappeared, the exogamy to which it gave rise remained.
Elements of Folk PsychologyWilhelm Wundt
This represents the exogamy which is associated with the totem.
Totem and TabooSigmund Freud
Andrew Lang declared himself in agreement with this explanation of exogamy.
Totem and TabooSigmund Freud
exogamy
- sociol anthropol the custom or an act of marrying a person belonging to another tribe, clan, or similar social unitCompare endogamy
- biology fusion of gametes from parents that are not closely related
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exogamy
(ĕk-sŏg′ə-mē)- Sexual reproduction by means of conjugation of two gametes of different ancestry, as in certain protozoan species.
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