intermarriage

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun marriage to a person belonging to a tribe or group other than your own as required by custom or law
  2. noun marriage within one's own tribe or group as required by custom or law

Etymology

From inter- + marriage.

In classic literature

Synonyms

exogamy

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