Meanings
adjectiveexogamous (not comparable)
- not comparablemarriagebiologyOf or relating to exogamy.
Synonyms & antonyms
Opposite
adjectivecharacterized by or fit for fertilization by a flower that is not closely related
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Opposite
adjectivepertaining to or characterized by the custom of marrying only outside the limits of a clan or tribe
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Origin
From exogamy + -ous or exo- + -gamous.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan exògam
- exògamof or relating to exogamy
Czech exogamní
- exogamníof or relating to exogamy
French exogamique, exogame
- exogamiqueof or relating to exogamy
- exogameof or relating to exogamy
German exogam
- exogamof or relating to exogamy
Polish egzogamiczny
- egzogamicznyof or relating to exogamy
Spanish exógamo
- exógamoof or relating to exogamy
Cite this entry
APA
exogamous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exogamous
MLA
“exogamous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exogamous. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “exogamous,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exogamous.
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