"exogamous" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more exogamous [comparative], most exogamous [superlative]
Etymology: exogamy + -ous or exo- + -gamous Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|exogamy|ous}} exogamy + -ous, {{confix|en|exo|gamous}} exo- + -gamous Head templates: {{en-adj}} exogamous (comparative more exogamous, superlative most exogamous)
  1. (biology, marriage) Of or relating to exogamy. Categories (topical): Biology Related terms: exogamy Translations (of or relating to exogamy): exògam (Catalan), exogamní (Czech), exogamique [feminine, masculine] (French), exogame (French), exogam (German), egzogamiczny (Polish)

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