Explore Exogamous through 3 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like endogamous. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Exogamous in a sentence
Exogamous meaning
Of or relating to exogamy.
Synonyms of Exogamous
Using Exogamous
- The main meaning on this page is: Of or relating to exogamy.
- Useful related words include: exogamic, endogamous, autogamous, outbred.
Context around Exogamous
- Average sentence length in these examples: 17.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 2 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Exogamous
- In this selection, "exogamous" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 17.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, ortinwek, strictly, groups and practice stand out and add context to how "exogamous" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include is strictly exogamous no male and it an exogamous practice. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "exogamous" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aacl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with exogamous
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Connection through marriage Thus, the ortinwek ( exogamous groups ) are dispersed and intermingled. (12 words)
Exogamy Marriage is strictly exogamous, no male may marry a woman of his clan or totem. (16 words)
They each have matrilineal kinship systems; children are considered born into their mother's clan and must marry a spouse outside it, an exogamous practice. (25 words)
They each have matrilineal kinship systems; children are considered born into their mother's clan and must marry a spouse outside it, an exogamous practice. (25 words)
Exogamy Marriage is strictly exogamous, no male may marry a woman of his clan or totem. (16 words)
Connection through marriage Thus, the ortinwek ( exogamous groups ) are dispersed and intermingled. (12 words)
Example sentences (3)
Connection through marriage Thus, the ortinwek ( exogamous groups ) are dispersed and intermingled.
Exogamy Marriage is strictly exogamous, no male may marry a woman of his clan or totem.
They each have matrilineal kinship systems; children are considered born into their mother's clan and must marry a spouse outside it, an exogamous practice.