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Meaning of "hypergamous" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HYPERGAMOUS

hypergamous  [ˌhaɪpəˈɡæməs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HYPERGAMOUS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Hypergamous is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES HYPERGAMOUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of hypergamous in the English dictionary

The definition of hypergamous in the dictionary is of or relating to hypergamy.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HYPERGAMOUS


anonymous
əˈnɒnɪməs
autonomous
ɔːˈtɒnəməs
Christmas
ˈkrɪsməs
enormous
ɪˈnɔːməs
Erasmus
ɪˈræzməs
famous
ˈfeɪməs
hummus
ˈhʊməs
humus
ˈhjuːməs
hypothalamus
ˌhaɪpəˈθæləməs
infamous
ˈɪnfəməs
Lammas
ˈlæməs
maximus
ˈmæksɪməs
Palmas
ˈpælməs
plumdamas
plʌmˈdæməs
primus
ˈpraɪməs
synonymous
sɪˈnɒnɪməs
Thermos
ˈθɜːməs
Thomas
ˈtɒməs
world-famous
ˌwɜːldˈfeɪməs
Xmas
ˈɛksməs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HYPERGAMOUS

hyperexcretion
hyperextend
hyperextension
hyperextension-hyperflexion injury
hyperfastidious
hyperfine structure
hyperfocal
hyperfocal distance
hyperfunction
hyperfunctional
hypergamy
hypergeometric
hyperglycaemia
hyperglycaemic
hyperglycemia
hyperglycemic
hypergol
hypergolic
hypergolically
hyperhidroses

WORDS THAT END LIKE HYPERGAMOUS

agamous
allogamous
autogamous
bigamous
biramous
cleistogamous
cryptogamous
digamous
endogamous
exogamous
hercogamous
heterogamous
monogamous
polygamous
polythalamous
ramous
squamous
syngamous
unfamous
venomous
zoogamous

Synonyms and antonyms of hypergamous in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «hypergamous» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HYPERGAMOUS

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

Translator English - Chinese

hypergamous
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

hypergamous
570 millions of speakers

English

hypergamous
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

hypergamous
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

hypergamous
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

hypergamous
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

hypergamous
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

hypergamous
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

hypergames
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Hypergamous
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

hypergamous
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

hypergamous
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

hypergamous
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Hypergamous
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hypergamous
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

hypergamous
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अतीजन्य
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

hypergamous
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

hypergamous
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

hypergamous
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

hypergamous
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

hypergamous
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

hypergamous
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

hypergamous
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

hypergamous
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

hypergamous
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of hypergamous

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HYPERGAMOUS»

The term «hypergamous» is used very little and occupies the 186.994 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HYPERGAMOUS» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HYPERGAMOUS»

Discover the use of hypergamous in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to hypergamous and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Caste and Race in India
Hara- datta, the great commentator of the early thirteenth century, has fully explained the operation of the rule which envisages the marriage of the female born of hypergamous marriage, marrying generation after generation in the same higher ...
Govind Sadashiv Ghurye, 1969
2
Structure and Change in Indian Society
But, when Hindu parents who belong to different castes have entered into a socially acceptable intercaste alliance (for instance an hypergamous union with a spouse of an appropriate caste), several different principles of descent may be used ...
Milton B. Singer, Bernard S. Cohn, 1970
3
The Character of Kinship
While I am aware that the suffix-' gamy' implies marriage I am using the words ' hypergamous unions' and 'hypergamous concubinage' to describe certain mating patterns traditionally practised in Malabar. The hypergamy practised by the ...
Jack Goody, 1975
4
Princely India Re-imagined: A Historical Anthropology of ...
40 Jonathan Parry's intensive work on kinship amongst the Rajputs in a hilly district of northern Punjab not only gives us a detailed description of their marriage alliances but also shows internal contradictions within their hypergamous system.
Aya Ikegame, 2013
5
The Rajputs of Saurashtra
The Rajput clans are supposed to have been existing in hierarchical order with a clear hypergamous arrangement. Iravati Karve points out that the Rajputs of Rajasthan “are organised into an elaborate system of hypergamous clans, ...
Virbhadra Singhji, 1994
6
Caste and Kinship in Kangra
I shall argue that such upheavals are endemic to the system itself, and that the hypergamous hierarchy is like the Phoenix: it contains within itself the seeds of its own destruction and of its own rebirth. In order to reinforce this case I will briefly ...
Jonathan P. Parry, Professor of Anthropology Jonathan P Parry, PhD, 2013
7
An Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
It was in these lineages therefore that hypergamous unions became most highly institutionalized, for most of these lineages refused to exchange spouses on equal terms. Instead, most of them married all their women upward and all their men ...
A. K. M. Aminul Islam, 1973
8
Crucible of Conflict: Tamil and Muslim Society on the East ...
There turned out to be no colloquial Tamil word or phrase in the Batticaloa dialect that would gloss as hypergamy or hypergamous, so it required a good deal of creative circumlocution on my part just to describe the concept to my informants.
Dennis B. McGilvray, 2008
9
Stratification in Grenada
Since subcastes are unequal in status, intercaste mating is hypergamous or hypogamous in form. In the Indian system where hypogamy is universally prohibited, the woman who engages in it is irretrievably polluted and is outcast with her ...
Michael Garfield Smith, 1965
10
Studies in Contemporary Literature: Critical Insights Into ...
Though Karnad does not offer any specific solution to the problems which are eating into the vitals of out society, the play makes us think about the efficacy of the laws ci Hindu religion with regard to the hypergamous marriage. The movement ...
‎2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HYPERGAMOUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term hypergamous is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Challenging software developers to help improve education
Women are hypergamous. Men cared enough to get suckered into this equality bullshit, women only take and take and take some more, until ... «Study International News, Mar 15»
2
10 Lessons I Learned From Surviving My 20s
... that all women are lying, hypergamous whores, that white people are victims of reverse racism, that there's a war on Christmas, that all poor ... «The Good Men Project, May 14»
3
10 Of The Most Important Life Lessons I Learned From My 20s
... that all men are rapists (or at the very least, complicit in rape), that all women are lying, hypergamous whores, that white people are victims of ... «Lifehacker Australia, Mar 14»
4
On Getting Punked–And What Matters
The DE types explained it quite clearly and quite well (it boils down to polygamous and hypergamous impulses run riot). You ignore that ... «Patheos, Feb 14»
5
The 5 Most Common Self-Limiting Beliefs in Men (And What to Do …
... women are all hypergamous bitches who instinctively only want rich men, they're puppet masters who make men jump through their hoops ... «The Good Men Project, Sep 13»
6
Inside Red Pill, The Cult For Men Who Don't Understand Women
Women are, by nature, manipulative, attention-seeking, inconsistent, emotional, and hypergamous. Accept this truth. Once you do, you can ... «Business Insider Australia, Sep 13»
7
Why Do PUAs Tell Each Other To Creep Women Out?
... are all about reinforcing and supporting each other's misogynist claims that women are nothing but heartless “hypergamous” gold-diggers. «Raw Story, Jun 13»
8
Boy became a father at age 11
... flower can't be named) may have been violently abused by a man (in her hotter, hypergamous 20′s), causing her to have intimacy problems ... «The Japan Times, Jun 13»
9
Susan Patton Told the Truth
Because the female sex drive is hypergamous, Princeton women, as Patton asserts, will be attracted to men who are their cognitive or ... «Wall Street Journal, Apr 13»
10
Minding the gap in relationships
According to a study published in the January issue of Marriage and Family Review, divorcees are more likely to be in hypergamous ... «Stuff.co.nz, Mar 13»

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