# exogamy

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɛksˈɑ.ɡə.mi/

## Definitions
1. marriage to a person belonging to a tribe or group other than one's own as required by custom or law
2. the fusion of two unrelated gametes

## Etymology
From exo- + -gamy. Coined by British lawyer and ethnologist John Ferguson McLennan in his Studies in Ancient History, page 25.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/exogamy