homogamy en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree English homo- Proto-Indo-European *ǵem-der. Ancient Greek γᾰ́μος (gắmos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -γαμία (-gamía)bor. English -gamy English homogamy From homo- + -gamy.
Meanings
- (uncountable) Fertilization of a flower by pollen from the same plant.
- (uncountable) The quality of being homogamous.
- (uncountable) Breeding between similar individuals.
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(uncountable) Marriage or other union between similar people, or people of the same sex.
Surgeons no longer pursue nurses as they did when the former were most likely men and the latter women; now they go for anaesthetists or other surgeons. In one sense homogamy is desirable, because it means women are less dependent on status-asymmetric marriages; in another, it’s dismal because it constitutes a form of social closure […]
2018 December 21, Stuart Jeffries, “Germany’s Hidden Crisis by Oliver Nachtwey review – social decline in the heart of Europe”, in The Guardian:
Antonyms
intermarriage · extramarriage · heterogamy · outmarriage · heterogamy · heterogamy · exogamy · mixed marriage
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Synonyms
mixed marriage · exogamy · intermarriage · inbreeding · outmarriage · heterogamy · extramarriage