How to pronounce“hypergamy”in English
IPA/haɪˈpɚɡəmi/
Syllableshy·per·ga·my
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Definitions of “hypergamy”
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noun
Act or practice of seeking a spouse of higher socioeconomic status or caste status than oneself.
“From 1940 to the mid-1970s, the tendency for men to marry down educationally became more pronounced and the cultural ideal of hypergamy — that women must marry up — became more insistent.”
Synonyms:marry up