Synonyms & related words for hypergamous

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Words related to hypergamous

Explore words related to hypergamous — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include hypergamy, wedder, monandry, polygyny, monogyny, exogamy, spousally, inmarriage. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does hypergamous come from?

The word hypergamous breaks down into 3 roots of Greek and Latin origin: hyper-, from Greek hyper (“over, above”); gam, from Greek gamos (“marriage, union”); and -ous, from Latin -osus (“full of, characterized by”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.