endogamyとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

From endo- +‎ -gamy; compare inmarriage.

発音

• (英国発音) IPA: /ɛnˈdɒɡəmi/

名詞

endogamy (usually uncountable, plural endogamies)

1. The practice of marrying or requiring to marry within one's own ethnic, religious, or social group.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:intermarriage

   Antonyms: exogamy; see also Thesaurus:intermarriage

   • 1995, Isabel Fonseca, Bury Me Standing, Vintage, published 2007, page 24:

     Far from suggesting a demoralized culture, endogamy here seemed the mark of a buoyantly confident group, settled in their skin and not needing outsiders.

2. (biology) The fusion of two related gametes.

   Antonym: exogamy

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• endogamous