endogamy

Questions about endogamy

What does endogamy mean?

endogamy means "marriage within one's own tribe or group as required by custom or law".

How many syllables are in endogamy?

endogamy has 4 syllables and divides as en-do-ga-my under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for endogamy?

Close synonyms include intermarriage, inmarriage. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of endogamy?

The recorded antonyms are exogamy.

Is endogamy a common word?

endogamy is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.