Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The state of having stamens and pistils that mature simultaneously.
- noun The state of having only one kind of flower on a plant, such as only unisexual flowers.
- noun Marriage between people who are similar to each other, especially in their sociocultural backgrounds.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The state of being homogamous; fertilization in a plant when the stamens and pistil of a hermaphrodite flower mature simultaneously.
- noun Assortative mating; the pairing or mating of animals, or the marriage of human beings, with some common distinctive characteristic considered apart from the question whether the mating is due to conscious selection of, or preference for, this characteristic or is unintentional or unconscious; sexual selection in its widest sense.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Bot.) The condition of being homogamous.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun botany
fertilization of aflower bypollen from the same plant - noun biology
breeding between similar individuals;inbreeding - noun sociology
marriage or other union between similar people, or people of the same sex
Etymologies
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Examples
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I don't think we need to introduce spouses, or label our marriage licenses, with the terms homogamy and heterogamy.
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I don't think we need to introduce spouses, or label our marriage licenses, with the terms homogamy and heterogamy.
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Their emphasis on "compatibility" and their "compatibility" profile that leads to people getting matched on what's called homogamy (or sameness) are all part of their philosophical approach: people who share the same values -- preferably conservative -- belong together.
Adam Hanft: The eHarmony Agenda Gets Called Out On National TV 2008
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Researchers already use "homogamy" a lot in family studies, but always to refer to similarity between partners on everything else except sex/gender.
Philip N. Cohen: Take My Words For It: Homogamy and Heterogamy 2010
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And my recent concentration on language regarding union or marriage types (homogamy and heterogamy), on the one hand, and sexual dimorphism/gender on the other, made me sensitive to my first lesson.
Philip N. Cohen: Good Woman Child Language (Talking Characters in Taiwan) Philip N. Cohen 2010
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And my recent concentration on language regarding union or marriage types (homogamy and heterogamy), on the one hand, and sexual dimorphism/gender on the other, made me sensitive to my first lesson.
Philip N. Cohen: Good Woman Child Language (Talking Characters in Taiwan) Philip N. Cohen 2010
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And my recent concentration on language regarding union or marriage types (homogamy and heterogamy), on the one hand, and sexual dimorphism/gender on the other, made me sensitive to my first lesson.
Philip N. Cohen: Good Woman Child Language (Talking Characters in Taiwan) Philip N. Cohen 2010
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"The rise in homogamy among young couples poses a challenge for the prom police in many schools ..."
Philip N. Cohen: Take My Words For It: Homogamy and Heterogamy 2010
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(Plus, why "sex" instead of "gender"?) Also, unlike "gay marriage," for example, homogamy and heterogamy don't presume to differentiate people based on their sexual orientation -- which is not a prerequisite for any kind of marriage.
Philip N. Cohen: Take My Words For It: Homogamy and Heterogamy 2010
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As in "educational homogamy" for couples with similar education.
Philip N. Cohen: Take My Words For It: Homogamy and Heterogamy 2010
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