exogamy

[ ek-sog-uh-mee ]
/ ɛkˈsɒg ə mi /

noun

marriage outside a specific tribe or similar social unit. Compare endogamy.
Biology. the union of gametes of unrelated parents.

Origin of exogamy

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

OTHER WORDS FROM exogamy

ex·og·a·mous [ek-sog-uh-muh s] /ɛkˈsɒg ə məs/, ex·o·gam·ic [ek-suh-gam-ik] /ˌɛk səˈgæm ɪk/, adjective

Words nearby exogamy

exodus, exoenzyme, exoergic, exoerythrocytic, exoerythrocytic stage, exogamy, exogastrula, exogenetic, exogenous, exogenous fiber, exogenous hyperglyceridemia

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British Dictionary definitions for exogamy

exogamy
/ (ɛkˈsɒɡəmɪ) /

noun

sociol anthropol the custom or an act of marrying a person belonging to another tribe, clan, or similar social unit Compare endogamy
biology fusion of gametes from parents that are not closely related

Derived forms of exogamy

exogamous (ɛkˈsɒɡəməs) or exogamic (ˌɛksəʊˈɡæmɪk), adjective

Medical definitions for exogamy

exogamy
[ ĕk-sŏg′ə-mē ]

n.

Sexual reproduction by means of conjugation of two gametes of different ancestry, as in certain protozoan species.