Meaning Of The Word Hypergamy
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Hypergamy Meaning
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What's The Definition Of Hypergamy?
hypergamy in American English
marriage with a person of a higher social class or position noun: the practice among Hindu women of marrying into a caste at least as high as their own hypergamy in British English noun: a custom that forbids a woman to marry a man of lower social status |
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