homogamy
Meanings
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the practice of marrying someone of the same social, economic, or educational background
- "John and Mary both come from wealthy families. Their homogamy marriage was a union of two families, rather than two individuals."
- "Sarah and Tom both graduated from the same Ivy League university. Their homogamy marriage was a reflection of their shared educational background and experiences."
Pronunciation
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Antonyms
heterogamy , heterogamy
Synonyms
inbreeding
Rhymes
Words rhyming with homogamyhomophones for homogamy: autogamy , allogamy , heterogamy , consanguineous homogamy , and socioeconomic homogamy.
Homophones
Words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling,-
homogamy (en) : the practice of marrying someone of the same social, economic, or educational background.
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homogamy (fr) : un mariage entre personnes de la même race, religion, classe sociale, ou de même origine culturelle.
Variants
List of all variants of homogamy that leads to same resulthomogamies , homogamous , homogamy
Etymology
origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.from the Greek words homos, meaning 'same', and gamos, meaning 'marriage'.
Trivia
Any details, considerations, events or pieces of information regarding the word-
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How to Memorize "homogamy"
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mnemonic
- Think of Homogamy as a way for people who share similar backgrounds to come together and form strong bonds through marriage.
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