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hypergyny

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hy-per-g-y-ny
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
5
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Act or practice of a woman seeking a spouse of higher socioeconomic status or caste status than herself

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From hyper- + -gyny.

Usage

Inflected Forms

hypergynies (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

hypergamy hypogamy hypoandry polyandry polygyny

Questions

What does hypergyny mean?
Act or practice of a woman seeking a spouse of higher socioeconomic status or caste status than herself
Where does hypergyny come from?
From hyper- + -gyny.

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