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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesexogamie
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /ɛk.zɔ.ɡa.mi/
"L'exogamie est une règle sociale qui favorise les alliances entre différents clans."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The custom of marrying outside a community, clan, or tribe.
"Tribal laws enforced exogamy to ensure alliances between different groups and prevent inbreeding." - 2
In biology, the fertilization of flowers with pollen from another plant or the mating of unrelated individuals.
"Exogamy in plant populations promotes genetic diversity and overall resilience against diseases."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Greek words 'exō' meaning 'outside' and 'gamos' meaning 'marriage'. It entered the English language in the late 19th century through anthropological studies pioneered by scholars examining tribal and kinship customs across various cultures.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Exogamy" is said worldwide
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exogamie
Transliteration: /ɛk.zɔ.ɡa.mi/
"L'exogamie est une règle sociale qui favorise les alliances entre différents clans."
Exogamie
Transliteration: /ɛk.zo.ɡaˈmiː/
"Exogamie beschreibt die Praxis, außerhalb der eigenen sozialen Gruppe zu heiraten."
esogamia
Transliteration: /e.zoˈɡa.mja/
"Molte culture antiche praticavano l'esogamia per evitare la consanguineità."
exogamia
Transliteration: /ek.soˈɣa.mja/
"La exogamia fomenta la cooperación y el intercambio cultural entre tribus."
exogamia
Transliteration: /e.zo.ɡɐˈmi.ɐ/
"A exogamia é uma regra de casamento comum em várias sociedades tradicionais."
बहिर्विवाह
Transliteration: bahirvivah
"बहिर्विवाह सामाजिक समूहों के बाहर विवाह करने की प्रथा है।"
外婚制
Transliteration: wài hūn zhì
"外婚制是许多原始部落维持族群间联系的重要机制。"
외혼제
Transliteration: oehonje
"외혼제는 친족 집단 내부의 혼인을 금지하고 외부에서 배우자를 찾는 제도이다."
外婚制
Transliteration: gaikonsei
"外婚制は特定の社会集団の外から配偶者を選ぶ結婚の慣習である。"
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