hypergamy
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- (General American) IPA(key): /haɪˈpɚɡəmi/
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hypergamy (usually uncountable, plural hypergamies)
- Act or practice of seeking a spouse of higher socioeconomic status or caste status than oneself.
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- marrying up (colloquial expression)
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