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exogamy

social arrangement where marriage is allowed only outside a social group
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exogamy

Summary

exogamy ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,020 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • exogamy is a type of marriage[2].
  • exogamy is the opposite of endogamy[3].
  • exogamy's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[4].
  • exogamy's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[5].
  • exogamy's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[6].
  • exogamy's described by source is recorded as Small Soviet Encyclopedia[7].
  • exogamy's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[8].
  • exogamy's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 2[9].

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Definition and Type

exogamy is a type of marriage[2]. exogamy is the opposite of endogamy[3].

Why It Matters

exogamy ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,020 views/month).[1] exogamy has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] exogamy is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

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  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Opposite of → endogamy
    Subclass of → —
    Described by source → Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary +3
    Aliases → —
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    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007543212205171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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