exogamy
/ɛkˈsɑ.ɡə.mi/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 1.58 in modern English
20
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "The daughters of Danaüs thus apparently stand for mother-right, which usually occurs in conjunction with exogamy, marriage outside the family or clan."
- "If the ‘gotra’ of the bridegroom's mother's father was Jatukarnya, as it well could be, then the situation becomes much more easy for the groom. For then he has to avoid only the seven surnames that come under the Jatukarnya ‘gotra’ in addition to the 265 surnames to be avoided under the general rule of ‘gotra’-exogamy."
Etymology
From exo- + -gamy. Coined by British lawyer and ethnologist John Ferguson McLennan in his Studies in Ancient History, page 25. Compare outmarriage.
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ɛkˈsɑ.ɡə.mi/
- British English: /ɛkˈsɒ.ɡə.mi/