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INTERMARRIAGE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Marriage within one's own tribe or group as required by custom or law
Synonyms:
endogamy; inmarriage; intermarriage
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("intermarriage" is a kind of...):
marriage; matrimony; spousal relationship; union; wedlock (the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce))
Derivation:
intermarry (marry within the same ethnic, social, or family group)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Marriage to a person belonging to a tribe or group other than your own as required by custom or law
Synonyms:
exogamy; intermarriage
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("intermarriage" is a kind of...):
marriage; matrimony; spousal relationship; union; wedlock (the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce))
Derivation:
intermarry (marry within the same ethnic, social, or family group)