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endogamy

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8 lettersPronunciation /ɛnˈdɒɡəmi/Part of speech nounSorted adegmnoyStarts with EEnds with Y0 clues
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Definitions

  1. marriage within one's own tribe or group as required by custom or law

Word origin

From endo- + -gamy; compare inmarriage.

Used in a sentence

  • In the Suppliant Maidens the heroines seem to protest against endogamy, which prohibits marriage except between persons of the same blood or stock.
  • Far from suggesting a demoralized culture, endogamy here seemed the mark of a buoyantly confident group, settled in their skin and not needing outsiders.

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