endogamy

[ en-dog-uh-mee ]
/ ɛnˈdɒg ə mi /

noun

marriage within a specific tribe or similar social unit. Compare exogamy(def 1).

Origin of endogamy

First recorded in 1860–65; endo- + -gamy

OTHER WORDS FROM endogamy

en·dog·a·mous, en·do·gam·ic [en-doh-gam-ik] /ˌɛn doʊˈgæm ɪk/, adjective

Words nearby endogamy

endodontist, endodontium, endoenteritis, endoenzyme, endoergic, endogamy, endogen, endogenetic, endogenic toxicosis, endogenous, endogenous depression

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British Dictionary definitions for endogamy

endogamy
/ (ɛnˈdɒɡəmɪ) /

noun

anthropol marriage within one's own tribe or similar unit Compare exogamy (def. 1)
pollination between two flowers on the same plant

Derived forms of endogamy

endogamous or endogamic (ˌɛndəʊˈɡæmɪk), adjective

Medical definitions for endogamy

endogamy
[ ĕn-dŏg′ə-mē ]

n.

Reproduction by the fusion of gametes of similar ancestry.
Marriage within a particular group in accordance with custom or law.

Other words from endogamy

en•dog′a•mous adj.