exogamy

== English == === Etymology === From exo- +‎ -gamy. Coined by British lawyer and ethnologist John Ferguson McLennan in his Studies in Ancient History, page 25. === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /ɛksˈɑ.ɡə.mi/ === Noun === exogamy (countable and uncountable, plural exogamies) marriage to a person belonging to a tribe or group other than one's own as required by custom or law Synonyms: see Thesaurus:intermarriage Antonyms: endogamy; see also Thesaurus:intermarriage (biology) the fusion of two unrelated gametes Antonym: endogamy ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== exogamous ==== Translations ==== === See also === intermarriage === References ===