agamy

[ ag-uh-mee ]
/ ˈæg ə mi /

noun

the absence of a rule dictating marriage choices within a social group.

Origin of agamy

1790–1800; < Greek agamía, equivalent to ágam(os) (see agamic) + -ia -y3

Words nearby agamy

agammaglobulinemia, agamogenesis, agamogony, agamont, agamospermy, agamy, aganglionic, aganglionosis, agapanthus, agape, agapetus i