hypergamy

English

Etymology

From hyper- +‎ -gamy.

Pronunciation

(General American) IPA^(key): /haɪˈpɚɡəmi/

Noun

hypergamy (usually uncountable, plural hypergamies)

Act or practice of seeking a spouse of higher socioeconomic status or caste status than oneself.

Synonyms

marrying up (colloquial expression)

Antonyms

hypogamy

Related terms

Translations

hypergamy

Chinese:
Mandarin: please add this translation if you can
Danish: hypergami n
Dutch: hypergamie f
Finnish: hypergamia (fi)
French: hypergamie (fr) f
Galician: hipergamia f
German: Hypergamie f, Hinaufheiraten n
Hindi: please add this translation if you can
Norwegian:
Bokmål: hypergami n

Nynorsk: hypergami n
Polish: hipergamia (pl) f
Portuguese: hipergamia f
Russian: гипергамия (gipergamija)
Sanskrit: please add this translation if you can
Spanish: hipergamia (es) f
Swedish: hypergami c

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