endogamous – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
endogamous
adj.
marrying only within one's particular group or tribe
Endogamy
Endogamy is the practice of marrying within a specific
ethnic group, class, or
social group, rejecting others on such a basis as being unsuitable for marriage or for other close personal relationships.
endogamous
Adjective
1. characterized by or fit for fertilization by pollen from another flower of the same kind
(synonym) endogamic
(antonym) exogamous, exogamic
(classification) botany, phytology
2. pertaining to or characterized by the custom of marrying only within the limits of a clan or tribe
(synonym) endogamic
(antonym) exogamous, exogamic
(classification) anthropology
Endogamous
(a.)
Marrying within the same tribe; -- opposed to exogamous.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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