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exogamy

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7 lettersPronunciation /ɛksˈɑ.ɡə.mi/Part of speech nounSorted aegmoxyStarts with EEnds with Y0 clues
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  1. marriage to a person belonging to a tribe or group other than your own as required by custom or law

Word origin

From exo- + -gamy. Coined by British lawyer and ethnologist John Ferguson McLennan in his Studies in Ancient History, page 25.

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  • The daughters of Danaüs thus apparently stand for mother-right, which usually occurs in conjunction with exogamy, marriage outside the family or clan.

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