ENDOGAMY


Meaning of ENDOGAMY in English

/ enˈdɒgəmi; NAmE -ˈdɑːg-/ noun

[ U ] ( technical ) the custom of marrying only people from your local community

—compare exogamy

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 19th cent.: from endo- within + Greek gamos marriage, on the pattern of polygamy .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.