hypergamy

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EnglishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From hyper- +‎ -gamy.

NounEdit

hypergamy (usually uncountable, plural hypergamies)

1. Act or practice of seeking a spouse of higher socioeconomic status or caste status than oneself.

AntonymsEdit

• hypogamy

Related termsEdit

• hypergamic
• hypergamical
• hypergamically
• hypergamist
• hypergamous
• hypergamously

TranslationsEdit

hypergamy

• German: Hypergamie f