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hypergamic

hypergamic adjective: of, or related to hypergamy.

Adjective

hypergamic (comparative more hypergamic, superlative most hypergamic)

  1. Of, or related to hypergamy.

Forms of hypergamic

comparativemore hypergamic
superlativemost hypergamic

Origin of hypergamic

From hypergamy + -ic.

Words formed from hypergamic

Questions about hypergamic

What does hypergamic mean?
Hypergamic means of, or related to hypergamy.
What part of speech is hypergamic?
Hypergamic is an adjective.

Words near hypergamic in the dictionary

  1. hypergalactosylated
  2. hypergalaxies
  3. hypergalaxy
  4. hypergame
  5. hypergames
  6. hypergamic
  7. hypergamically
  8. hypergamies
  9. hypergamist
  10. hypergamists
  11. hypergammaglobinemia

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