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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Pertaining to or characterized by the custom of marrying only outside the limits of a clan or tribe
Synonyms:
exogamic; exogamous
Classified under:
Also:
outbred (bred of parents not closely related; having parents of different classes or tribes)
Domain category:
anthropology (the social science that studies the origins and social relationships of human beings)
Antonym:
endogamous (pertaining to or characterized by the custom of marrying only within the limits of a clan or tribe)
Derivation:
exogamy (marriage to a person belonging to a tribe or group other than your own as required by custom or law)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Characterized by or fit for fertilization by a flower that is not closely related
Synonyms:
exogamic; exogamous
Classified under:
Domain category:
botany; phytology (the branch of biology that studies plants)
Antonym:
autogamous (characterized by or fit for autogamy)
endogamous (characterized by or fit for fertilization by pollen from another flower of the same kind)
