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/ɛksˈɑ.ɡə.mi/ · noun
marriage to a person belonging to a tribe or group other than one's own as required by custom or law.
The daughters of Danaüs thus apparently stand for mother-right, which usually occurs in conjunction with exogamy, marriage outside the family or clan.
Use exogamy when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Exogamy means marriage to a person belonging to a tribe or group other than one's own as required by custom or law.
Common synonyms include exogamy, extramarriage, heterogamy, intermarriage.
Possible antonyms include endogamy, exogamy, extramarriage, heterogamy.
The daughters of Danaüs thus apparently stand for mother-right, which usually occurs in conjunction with exogamy, marriage outside the family or clan.
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