Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

outmarriage

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: out-mar-riage
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Marrying outside one’s own ethnic, religious, or social group.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"While most of the outmarriages in the Korean community involving whites were between Korean females and Caucasian males, the gender roles were occasionally reversed."

Etymology

From out- + marriage; compare exogamy.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: out

Usage

Inflected Forms

outmarriages (plural)

Antonyms

inmarriage

Questions

What does outmarriage mean?: Marrying outside one’s own ethnic, religious, or social group.
Where does outmarriage come from?: From out- + marriage; compare exogamy.

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