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endogamy

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en·dog·a·my  (n-dg-m)
n.
1. Anthropology Marriage within a particular group in accordance with custom or law.
2. Botany Fertilization resulting from pollination among flowers of the same plant.
3. Biology Reproduction by the fusion of gametes of similar ancestry.
en·doga·mous adj.
endogamy [ɛnˈdɒgəmɪ]
n
1. (Social Science / Anthropology & Ethnology) Anthropol marriage within one's own tribe or similar unit Compare exogamy [1]
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) pollination between two flowers on the same plant
endogamous , endogamic [ˌɛndəʊˈgæmɪk] adj
endogamy
the custom of marrying only within one’s tribe or similar social unit. — endogamic, endogamous, adj.
See also: Marriage
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Noun1.endogamy - marriage within one's own tribe or group as required by custom or law
inmarriage, intermarriage
marriage, matrimony, spousal relationship, wedlock, union - the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce); "a long and happy marriage"; "God bless this union"
exogamy, intermarriage - marriage to a person belonging to a tribe or group other than your own as required by custom or law
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According to Reich, overall, the picture that emerges is of ancient genetic mixture, followed by fragmentation into small, isolated ethnic groups, which were then kept distinct for thousands of years because of limited intermarriage - a practice also known as endogamy.
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It came to be established that caste had an intrinsic relationship with gender; links were seen between class and gender and strategies of reproduction of the system with endogamy, patriarchy and so on, as mechanisms to preserve land, women and ritual quality.
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