Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

intermarriage

/ˌɪntɚmˈɛɹɪdʒ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.52 in modern English

Syllables: in-ter-mar-riage
IPA: /ˌɪntɚmˈɛɹɪdʒ/

16

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Marriage between people belonging to different groups, such as different racial, ethnic, or religious groups; mixed marriage.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"During the 1960s, some Georgians opposed the intermarriage of blacks and whites."
"Because whites are by far the nation’s largest racial group, marriage between whites and minorities were the most common type of intermarriage, even though the intermarriage rate for whites is relatively low compared to other races or ethnicities, the study said. The state where most intermarriages took place was Hawaii, where more than four in 10 newlyweds (42.4%) were intermarried."
""The extinction of these languages is also a result of intermarriage."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥tér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- English marriage English intermarriage From inter- + marriage.

Usage

Inflected Forms

intermarriages (plural) inter-marriage (alternative)

Derived Forms

intermarriageability

Synonyms

exogamy extramarriage heterogamy intermarriage mixed marriage outmarriage endogamy inmarriage

Antonyms

intramarriage endogamy homogamy inmarriage

Rhymes With

marriage disparage remarriage claridge berridge kerridge herridge

Questions

How do you pronounce intermarriage?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɪntɚmˈɛɹɪdʒ/.
What does intermarriage mean?: Marriage between people belonging to different groups, such as different racial, ethnic, or religious groups; mixed marriage.
Where does intermarriage come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥tér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- English marriage English intermarriage From inter- + marriage.

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