- inmarriage
- nounmarriage within one's own tribe or group as required by custom or law• Syn: ↑endogamy, ↑intermarriage• Derivationally related forms: ↑inmarry, ↑intermarry (for: ↑intermarriage), ↑endogamous (for: ↑endogamy)• Hypernyms: ↑marriage, ↑matrimony, ↑union, ↑spousal relationship, ↑wedlock
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\\ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷\ noun: marriage within one's own family, race, or other grouping : endogamy — contrasted with outmarriage* * *
inmarriage /inˈma-rij/nounEndogamy (qv under ↑endo-)ORIGIN: ↑in- (1)
Useful english dictionary. 2012.