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May 26, 2012
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ex•og•a•my



Pronunciation: (ek-sog'u-mē), [key]
—n.
1. marriage outside a specific tribe or similar social unit. Cf. endogamy.
2. Biol.the union of gametes of unrelated parents.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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