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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary ex·og·a·my (plural -mies) DATE 1865 : marriage outside of a specific group especially as required by custom or law English Etymology exogamy 1865, from Gk. exo "outside" + gamos "marriage." Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 exogamy ex·og·amy / ek5sC^Emi; NAmE -5sB:^- / noun[U] (technical 术语) marriage outside your family or caste (= division of society) 族外婚；外婚制 ⇨ compare endogamy • ex·og·am·ous / ek5sC^EmEs; NAmE -5sB:^- / adj. Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged ex·og·a·my \ekˈsägəmē\ noun (-es) Etymology: exo- + -gamy 1. : marriage outside of a specific group especially as required by custom or law : outbreeding — contrasted with endogamy2. : sexual reproduction between organisms not closely related |
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