intermarriage

intermarriage
1. Marriage of relatives. 2. Marriage of persons of different races or cultures.

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in·ter·mar·riage .int-ər-'mar-ij n
1) marriage between members of different groups
2) marriage within a specific group: endogamy

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in·ter·mar·riage (in″tər-marґəj) [inter- + L. maritare to wed] the marriage of persons related by blood or consanguinity.

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