EXOGAMY


Meaning of EXOGAMY in English

— exogamous /ek sog"euh meuhs/ , exogamic /ek'seuh gam"ik/ , adj.

/ek sog"euh mee/ , n.

1. marriage outside a specific tribe or similar social unit. Cf. endogamy .

2. Biol. the union of gametes of unrelated parents.

[ 1860-65; EXO- + -GAMY ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .