intermarriage
noun
in·ter·mar·riage
ˌin-tər-ˈmer-ij 
-ˈma-rij
1
: endogamy
2
: marriage between members of different groups
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There are higher rates of intermarriage among military members.
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John Blake, CNN Money, 26 May 2025
Perhaps, with all the conquests, alliances and intermarriages, the elite class had grown too large and unwieldy for common farmers to support in a time when food supplies were dwindling, Rosado-Ramirez suggested to me.
—Lizzie Wade, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 May 2025
In other societies, including those of Latin America, the line between conqueror and conquered has, through language, intermarriage and the exchange of customs and food, been partially effaced.
—Andrew Moore, New York Times, 15 May 2025
Image This is not to say that plays may not benefit from an intermarriage with screens.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
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John Blake, CNN Money, 26 May 2025
Perhaps, with all the conquests, alliances and intermarriages, the elite class had grown too large and unwieldy for common farmers to support in a time when food supplies were dwindling, Rosado-Ramirez suggested to me.
—Lizzie Wade, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 May 2025
In other societies, including those of Latin America, the line between conqueror and conquered has, through language, intermarriage and the exchange of customs and food, been partially effaced.
—Andrew Moore, New York Times, 15 May 2025
Image This is not to say that plays may not benefit from an intermarriage with screens.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
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“Intermarriage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/intermarriage. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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intermarriage
noun
in·ter·mar·riage
ˌint-ər-ˈmar-ij
: marriage between members of different groups
Medical Definition
intermarriage
noun
in·ter·mar·riage
ˌint-ər-ˈmar-ij
1
: marriage between members of different groups
2
: marriage within a specific group : endogamy
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