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    EXOGAMIC

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     I. (adjective) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Pertaining to or characterized by the custom of marrying only outside the limits of a clan or tribeplay

    Synonyms:

    exogamic; exogamous

    Classified under:

    Adjectives

    Also:

    outbred (bred of parents not closely related; having parents of different classes or tribes)

    Domain category:

    anthropology (the social science that studies the origins and social relationships of human beings)

    Derivation:

    exogamy (marriage to a person belonging to a tribe or group other than your own as required by custom or law)

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    Characterized by or fit for fertilization by a flower that is not closely relatedplay

    Synonyms:

    exogamic; exogamous

    Classified under:

    Adjectives

    Domain category:

    botany; phytology (the branch of biology that studies plants)

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