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Added 9 October 2026

exogamy

/ɛkˈsɒ.ɡə.mi/ noun

Coined: a coined word, by John Ferguson McLennan Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about exogamy at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Marriage to a person belonging to a tribe or group other than your own as required by custom or law.

Origin

From exo- + -gamy. Coined by British lawyer and ethnologist John Ferguson McLennan in his Studies in Ancient History, page 25. Compare outmarriage.

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