endogamy

Definitions


[ɛnˈdɒɡəmi], (Noun)

Definitions:
- the custom of marrying only within the limits of a local community, clan, or tribe

- the fusion of reproductive cells from related individuals; inbreeding; self-pollination


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Origin:
mid 19th century: from endo- ‘within’ + Greek gamos ‘marriage’, on the pattern of polygamy




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