"That's a great deal to make one word mean," Alice said in a thoughtful tone. "When I make a word do a lot of work like that," said Humpty Dumpty, "I always pay it extra."
Showing posts with label Exogamy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Exogamy. Show all posts

Sunday, 21 October 2012

Exogamy



The custom of marrying outside a social class, community, clan, tribe or other social unit.
 
    The fusion of reproductive cells from distantly related or unrelated individuals; outbreeding; cross-pollination.

The opposite of exogamy is endogamy.