Definitions
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- noun Act or practice of seeking a
spouse of lowersocioeconomic status, orcaste status than oneself.
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Examples
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But I can promise you that I never meant to suggest any romantic or marital strategy--far less anything as gross as deliberate academic hypogamy.
Ferule & Fescue Flavia 2007
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Experts say that "hypergamy" (male from Dwija castes) has religious sanction while "hypogamy" (woman from upper caste) would mean the real breaking away from stratification.
The Times of India 2010
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