Definition of hypergamy in English:

hypergamy

noun hʌɪˈpəːɡəmihīˈpərɡəmē

mass noun

The action of marrying a person of a superior caste or class.
高攀婚姻
Example sentencesExamples
- All these strata tend to be endogamous or, in the south, observe the marital rule of hypergamy.
- Hockings and Merchant collaborate in the final essay to examine hypergamy and hypogamy in pre-modern Kerala.
- For historical reasons, women in our culture practice hypergamy, the tendency to marry men of higher status than their own.
- Owing to these rules, hypergamy, the marriage of a wealthy woman of lesser status to a man of superior status was not uncommon in the old regime.
- Family connections help here, and hypergamy (marriage into a higher class) for both men and women is very important.

Origin

Late 19th century: from hyper- 'above' + Greek gamos 'marriage'.

Definition of hypergamy in US English:

hypergamy

nounhīˈpərɡəmē

The action of marrying a person of a superior caste or class.
高攀婚姻
Example sentencesExamples
- Family connections help here, and hypergamy (marriage into a higher class) for both men and women is very important.
- Hockings and Merchant collaborate in the final essay to examine hypergamy and hypogamy in pre-modern Kerala.
- Owing to these rules, hypergamy, the marriage of a wealthy woman of lesser status to a man of superior status was not uncommon in the old regime.
- For historical reasons, women in our culture practice hypergamy, the tendency to marry men of higher status than their own.
- All these strata tend to be endogamous or, in the south, observe the marital rule of hypergamy.

Origin

Late 19th century: from hyper- ‘above’ + Greek gamos ‘marriage’.

单词	hypergamy
释义	Definition of hypergamy in English: hypergamy noun hʌɪˈpəːɡəmihīˈpərɡəmē mass noun The action of marrying a person of a superior caste or class. 高攀婚姻 Example sentencesExamples All these strata tend to be endogamous or, in the south, observe the marital rule of hypergamy. Hockings and Merchant collaborate in the final essay to examine hypergamy and hypogamy in pre-modern Kerala. For historical reasons, women in our culture practice hypergamy, the tendency to marry men of higher status than their own. Owing to these rules, hypergamy, the marriage of a wealthy woman of lesser status to a man of superior status was not uncommon in the old regime. Family connections help here, and hypergamy (marriage into a higher class) for both men and women is very important. Origin Late 19th century: from hyper- 'above' + Greek gamos 'marriage'. Definition of hypergamy in US English: hypergamy nounhīˈpərɡəmē The action of marrying a person of a superior caste or class. 高攀婚姻 Example sentencesExamples Family connections help here, and hypergamy (marriage into a higher class) for both men and women is very important. Hockings and Merchant collaborate in the final essay to examine hypergamy and hypogamy in pre-modern Kerala. Owing to these rules, hypergamy, the marriage of a wealthy woman of lesser status to a man of superior status was not uncommon in the old regime. For historical reasons, women in our culture practice hypergamy, the tendency to marry men of higher status than their own. All these strata tend to be endogamous or, in the south, observe the marital rule of hypergamy. Origin Late 19th century: from hyper- ‘above’ + Greek gamos ‘marriage’.
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