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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary en·dog·a·my DATE 1865 : marriage within a specific group as required by custom or law Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 endogamy en·dog·amy / en5dC^Emi; NAmE -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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