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exogamy

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ex·og·a·my  (k-sg-m)
n.
1. The custom of marrying outside the tribe, family, clan, or other social unit.
2. Biology The fusion of two gametes that are not closely related.
exo·gamic (ks-gmk), ex·oga·mous (k-sg-ms) adj.
exogamy
the practice of marrying only outside one’s tribe or similar social unit. — exogamic, exogamous, adj.
See also: Marriage
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Noun1.exogamy - marriage to a person belonging to a tribe or group other than your own as required by custom or law
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"
endogamy, inmarriage, intermarriage - marriage within one's own tribe or group as required by custom or law
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Tabili, "Outsiders in the Land of Their Birth: Exogamy, Citizenship, and Identity in War and Peace," forthcoming in the Journal of British Studies, 44, 4 (October 2005).
"Having lived close beside them all the time:" (1) negotiating ... by Tabili, Laura / Journal of Social History
For Italians, and Italian Americans, the received values attached to the cultural significance of "blood" are structured according to a specific exogamy, in turn grounded in patterns of social practice actively concerned with maintaining and validating a longstanding history of family traditions.
"As though we were kin": Faulkner's black-Italian chiasmus by Argiro, Thomas / MELUS
The shift to egalitarian relations in recent decades is a shift "from gender and identity exogamy to gender and identity endogamy" rather than forming relations with straight partners (p.
Homosexualities. (Book reviews: global homo) by Dickemann, Jeffrey M. / The Journal of Sex Research
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