"intermarriage" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: intermarriages [plural]
Etymology: inter- + marriage Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|inter|marriage}} inter- + marriage Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} intermarriage (countable and uncountable, plural intermarriages)
  1. Marriage between people belonging to different groups, such as different racial, ethnic, or religious groups; mixed marriage. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: exogamy, extramarriage, heterogamy, intermarriage, mixed marriage, outmarriage Hyponyms: interfaith marriage, interracial marriage, miscegenation
    Sense id: en-intermarriage-en-noun-3dLYrCkW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with inter-

Inflected forms

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