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ex·og·a·my

 (ĕk-sŏg′ə-mē)
n.
1. Anthropology The custom of marrying outside the tribe, family, clan, or other social unit.
2. Biology The fusion of gametes from individuals that are not closely related, as in outbreeding.

ex·og′a·mous (ĕk-sŏg′ə-məs) adj.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.exogamous - characterized by or fit for fertilization by a flower that is not closely related
phytology, botany - the branch of biology that studies plants
autogamic, autogamous - characterized by or fit for autogamy
endogamic, endogamous - characterized by or fit for fertilization by pollen from another flower of the same kind
2.exogamous - pertaining to or characterized by the custom of marrying only outside the limits of a clan or tribe
anthropology - the social science that studies the origins and social relationships of human beings
outbred - bred of parents not closely related; having parents of different classes or tribes
endogamic, endogamous - pertaining to or characterized by the custom of marrying only within the limits of a clan or tribe
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Using 109 interviews from two sites, Kansas and California, Vasquez-Tokos explores both exogamous and endogamous marriages among Latinos, a term the author uses as a racial rather than an ethnic designation (p.
Data on exogamous unions among Latinos reveal that the percentages tend to increase with each generation (Falcon 1992; Landale et al.
The Owa reside in 16 hamlets and villages and are divided into 6 clans, split into 2 matrilineal, exogamous moieties.
Guan, "Transplantation of exogamous mesenchymal stem cells with transferred vascular endothelial growth factor gene applied for treatment of acute myocardial infarction in rat," Basic and Clinical Medicine, vol.
He writes that, in spite of their kindness, "[t]hey remain emissaries of [Pocahontas's] displacement as surely as her acts of intermarriage and exogamous childbearing remain predicated on her own oppression--a point made clear in the portrayal of her acculturation into colonial society, loving yet enforced, as a process of learning compliance and shame" (Morrison).
Wedding in Rajputs is endogamous within the caste and exogamous to the clan.
Masters of Empire is a native-centered history in which McDonnell explains that the patrilineal doodemags of the region framed a flexible kinship system in which both trade and exogamous marriage practices operated to make it possible for indigenous communities to incorporate outsiders into native kinship systems (11, 93).
Bodet notes, for example, that in practice, "exogamous groups exchange mates in a symmetrical pattern: a man from moiety A can only marry a woman from moiety B and vice versa; in its simplest form, referred to as the dualistic organization, the men of two moieties exchange their sisters.
Indeed, Cameron reported to Howitt (correspondence, Balranald, 8 April 1882) that the moieties Mukwara and Kilpara formed 'two exogamous and intermarrying classes' of what he called 'a considerable nation' within the central Murray region (Cameron 1885).