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Meaning of "homogamy" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HOMOGAMY

homogamy  [hɒˈmɒɡəmɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HOMOGAMY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Homogamy is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HOMOGAMY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Homogamy

Homogamy may refer to: ▪ Homogamy, a term used in biology in three separate senses ▪ Homogamy, marriage between individuals who are, in some culturally important way, similar to each other...

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HOMOGAMY


allogamy
əˈlɒɡəmɪ
anisogamy
ˌænaɪˈsɒɡəmɪ
apogamy
əˈpɒɡəmɪ
autoallogamy
ˌɔːtəʊəˈlɒɡəmɪ
autogamy
ɔːˈtɒɡəmɪ
chasmogamy
kæzˈmɒɡəmɪ
cryptogamy
krɪpˈtɒɡəmɪ
endogamy
ɛnˈdɒɡəmɪ
exogamy
ɛkˈsɒɡəmɪ
hercogamy
hɜːˈkɒɡəmɪ
heterogamy
ˌhɛtəˈrɒɡəmɪ
hologamy
həʊˈlɒɡəmɪ
karyogamy
ˌkærɪˈɒɡəmɪ
misogamy
mɪˈsɒɡəmɪ
monogamy
mɒˈnɒɡəmɪ
plasmogamy
plæzˈmɒɡəmɪ
plastogamy
plæsˈtɒɡəmɪ
porogamy
pɔːˈrɒɡəmɪ
siphonogamy
ˌsaɪfənˈɒɡəmɪ
zoogamy
zəʊˈɒɡəmɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HOMOGAMY

homogametic
homogamic
homogamous
homogenate
homogeneity
homogeneous
homogeneous charge compression ignition
homogeneously
homogeneousness
homogenesis
homogenetic
homogenetical
homogeniser
homogenization
homogenize
homogenized
homogenized milk
homogenizer
homogenous
homogeny

WORDS THAT END LIKE HOMOGAMY

bigamy
chalazogamy
clistogamy
deuterogamy
dichogamy
digamy
geitonogamy
hypergamy
isogamy
oogamy
pangamy
pantagamy
polygamy
serial monogamy
syngamy
thingamy
trigamy
xenogamy

Synonyms and antonyms of homogamy in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «homogamy» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HOMOGAMY

Find out the translation of homogamy to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of homogamy from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «homogamy» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

同质婚配
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

homogamia
570 millions of speakers

English

homogamy
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

homogamy
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

زواج الأقارب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

homogamy
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

homogamy
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সমপরিণতি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

homogamie
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Homogami
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Homogamie
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

homogamy
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

homogamy
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Homogami
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

môn đăng hộ đối
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சமவினப்புணர்ச்சி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Homogamy
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

homogamy
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

omogamia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

homogamia
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

homogamy
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

homogamy
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

homogamy
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

homogamy
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

homogamy
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

homogamy
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of homogamy

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HOMOGAMY»

The term «homogamy» is normally little used and occupies the 148.650 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HOMOGAMY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «homogamy» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «homogamy» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about homogamy

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HOMOGAMY»

Discover the use of homogamy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to homogamy and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Relationships of Religious Homogamy and Practices and ...
Religious Homogamy and Practices, Social Class, and Marital Stability (N=345) 89 TABLE 5.5 Standardized OLS Regression Coefficients for the Associations Among Race, Social Class, Marital Characteristics, Household Size, Religious ...
Wilbert Henry Oliver, 2008
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Demography - Analysis and Synthesis: A Treatise in Population
In societies whose members are free to choose their spouses, endogamy has given way to homogamy, which consists in marrying someone who resembles you. Homogamy can involve the family's social origin but also, increasingly often,  ...
‎2005
3
Marriages & Families: Making Choices in a Diverse Society: ...
Analysis of census data has found evidence of increased educational homogamy since the 1930s (Qian 1998). As another example, traditionally, the Protestant, Catholic, and Jewish religions, as well as the Muslim and Hindu religions, have ...
Mary Ann Lamanna, Agnes Riedmann, 2005
4
Reader's Guide to the Social Sciences
homogamy-related research, provides a wide-ranging empirical and theoretical overview of research on intermarriage and homogamy. He suggests that past research in this area has most often focused on race/ethnicity, religion, and ...
Jonathan Michie, 2014
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The Marriage and Family Experience: Intimate Relationships ...
Kalmijn further indicates that the highest rates of homogamy are among blacks. The lowest rates are among European ethnic groups and among American Indians. Hispanics and Asians have intermediate homogamy rates (Kalmijn 1998 ).
Bryan Strong, Theodore Cohen, 2013
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Public Sociology: From Social Facts to Literary Acts
0 .1 2 .3 4 .5 .6 1 .8 Proportion Not In Agriculture 123456769 (In) Per Capita Energy Consumption RESULTS To study the bivariale effects of the explanatory variables on educational homogamy, we estimated a separate loglinear model for ...
Ben Agger, 2007
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Changing Relationships
This therefore accords with the hypothesis of greater homogamy in marriages. Nevertheless, here we get an interesting issue of definition. People may share the same views but also share not having a view. Does the latter imply similarity or, ...
Malcolm Brynin, John Ermisch, 2008
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Marriage Choices and Class Boundaries: Volume 13: Social ...
43-63 DOI: i0.i0i7/80020859005002063 ' 2005 International) Instituut voor Sociale Geschiedenis Deciding Whom to Marry in a Rural Two-Class Society: Social Homogamy and Constraints in the Marriage Market in Rendalen, Norway,  ...
Marco H. D. van Leeuwen, Ineke Maas, Andrew Miles, 2005
9
Cengage Advantage Books: Sociology
What is the difference between endogamy and homogamy? While endogamy refers to cultural pressure to marry someone similar, homogamy refers to the tendency to marry someone similar to oneself based on personal preference.
Jon M. Shepard, 2009
10
Nordic Labour Market Research on Register Data
When considering the main theme - the homogamous tendencies of unemployment - the one “causal” variable (spouse's education) did not provide much improvement in eliminating unemployment homogamy. The association between the ...
Torben Pilegaard Jensen, Anders Holm, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HOMOGAMY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term homogamy is used in the context of the following news items.
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Study shows faith affects romance
The research by Otago University, the University of Maryland and Oxford University on religious homogamy showed the choice of a romantic ... «NZ Catholic, May 15»
2
Are the pious as undatable as Ned Flanders? Or don't the reports …
The study begins with the unshocking notion of "religious homogamy," which means simply that you prefer people with similar beliefs. «GetReligion, Apr 15»
3
You don't have to be Jewish to marry me, but it helps
However, what this study did confirm is that “religious homogamy” – the tendency of people to form relationships with those of similar beliefs ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Apr 15»
4
The Ned Flanders effect: why God just isn't sexy
The study concludes that so-called “religious homogamy” – the tendency of people to form relationships with those of similar beliefs – is partly ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Apr 15»
5
Open-mindedness key to interfaith marriages
Now, new psychology research from New Zealand's University of Otago suggested that this phenomenon, known as "religious homogamy," ... «Times of India, Mar 15»
6
Perceived Open-Mindedness May Explain Religion-Based Dating
First Date (Photo : Flickr/CC) New research suggests that "religious homogamy" -- a phenomenon where people tend to date and marry others ... «University Herald, Mar 15»
7
Six scientific truths about online dating
... backgrounds, it actually appears that online dating is leading to an increase in homogamy, the tendency for people to marry others like them. «Chicago Sun-Times, Oct 14»
8
Can You Make Two People Like Each Other Just By Telling Them …
... education level, race, religion, immigration history, attractiveness level, and more. But does homogamy really translate into compatibility? «Pacific Standard, Sep 14»
9
Women and labour market risk
Moreover, with increasing socio-structural homogamy, ever fewer women live in households with a secure partner. While in the US, recent ... «Policy Network, Jun 14»
10
Boston College Professor Tackles Internet Age With Classes on …
First Date (Photo : Flickr/CC) New research suggests that "religious homogamy" -- a phenomenon where people tend to date and marry others ... «University Herald, May 14»

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« EDUCALINGO. Homogamy [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/homogamy>. Apr 2024 ».
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