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Endogamy Social Greek En Dog Uh Mee Noun Practice Marriage Specific

Front endogamy \en-DOG-uh-mee\
Back noun
The practice of marriage within a specific social group.

[From endo- (within), from Greek endon (within) + -gamy (marriage), from Greek gamos (marriage).]

"A third of Americans have become religiously mobile -- ascribing not to their original faith. This social interweaving has bred forbearance to the point that religious endogamy has become irrelevant." - Meidyatama Suryodiningrat; Pride, Prejudice & Hussein in U.S. Election; The Jakarta Post (Indonesia); Mar 8, 2008.

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