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The custom, or tribal law, which prohibits marriage between members of the same tribe; marriage outside of the tribe; -- opposed to endogamy.
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Cultural norms prescribing that people marry outside their own social group or category.
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the prohibition of marriage within the tribe.
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the practice of marrying outside one's own group.
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marriage to a person belonging to a tribe or group other than your own as required by custom or law
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outmarriage, marriage to an individual outside of a defined social group, category, or range.
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marriage outside a particular group with which one is identified.
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Marriage to a person from outside one's own group (kin or community).
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Rules (not necessarily codified) requiring marriage outside a group, e.g. a kinship group or lineage. Exogamy creates ties between groups. (See endogamy)
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Marriage outside the group.
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The custom of marrying outside the tribe, family, clan or other social unit.
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