Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

homogamy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ho-mogamy
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Fertilization of a flower by pollen from the same plant.

Uncountable

noun

The quality of being homogamous.

Uncountable

noun

Breeding between similar individuals.

Uncountable

noun

Marriage or other union between similar people, or people of the same sex.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Surgeons no longer pursue nurses as they did when the former were most likely men and the latter women; now they go for anaesthetists or other surgeons. In one sense homogamy is desirable, because it means women are less dependent on status-asymmetric marriages; in another, it’s dismal because it constitutes a form of social closure […]"

Etymology

Etymology tree English homo- Proto-Indo-European *ǵem-der. Ancient Greek γᾰ́μος (gắmos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -γαμία (-gamía)bor. English -gamy English homogamy From homo- + -gamy.

Usage

Uncountable

Derived Forms

homogamic

Frequently Paired Words

homogamous

Synonyms

inbreeding exogamy extramarriage heterogamy intermarriage mixed marriage outmarriage

Antonyms

heterogamy exogamy extramarriage intermarriage mixed marriage outmarriage

Questions

What does homogamy mean?: Fertilization of a flower by pollen from the same plant.
Where does homogamy come from?: Etymology tree English homo- Proto-Indo-European *ǵem-der. Ancient Greek γᾰ́μος (gắmos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -γαμία (-gamía)bor. English -gamy English homogamy From homo- + -gamy.

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