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Noun Custom Endogamy En·Dog·A·My  Marriage Specific Group Required

Title endogamy
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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary
en·dog·a·my

 \\en-ˈdä-gə-mē\\ noun
 DATE  1865
: marriage within a specific group as required by custom or law
• en·dog·a·mous 
 \\-məs\\ adjective
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7
endogamy
en·dog·amy en5dC^EmiNAmE -5dB:^- / noun[U]
   (technical 术语) the custom of marrying only people from your local community
   族内婚,内婚制(只在一个群体内部通婚的风习)
 compare 
exogamy
Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged
en·dog·a·my
\ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷mē\ noun
(-es)
Etymology: end- + -gamy
1. : marriage within a specific group as required by custom or law— contrasted with exogamy
2. 
 a. : sexual reproduction between near relatives; especially :pollination of a flower by pollen from another flower of the same plant — compare 
autogamy
exogamy
 b. : fertilization by union of two female gametes

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