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endogamy
CIDE DICTIONARY
endogamy, n.
Marriage only within the tribe; a custom restricting a man in his choice of a wife to the tribe to which he belongs; -- opposed to exogamy . [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
endogamy, n.
1 Anthropol. marrying within the same tribe.
2 Bot. pollination from the same plant.
1 Anthropol. marrying within the same tribe.
2 Bot. pollination from the same plant.
Derivative
endogamous adj.
Etymology
ENDO- + Gk gamos marriage
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