HYPERGAMY


Meaning of HYPERGAMY in English

 ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷mē noun

( -es )

Etymology: hyper- + -gamy

: marriage into an equal or higher caste or social group — used of Hindu laws forbidding women to marry men of inferior caste

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