endogamy

endo- +‎ -gamy; compare inmarriage.

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ɛnˈdɒɡəmi/

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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

• clan endogamy

• endogamous