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hypergyny

hypergyny noun: act or practice of a woman seeking a spouse of higher socioeconomic status or caste status than herself.

Noun

hypergyny (usually uncountable, plural hypergynies)

  1. (usually) Act or practice of a woman seeking a spouse of higher socioeconomic status or caste status than herself
    • 2015 The “female fertility–social stratification–hypergyny” hypothesis

Forms of hypergyny

pluralhypergynies

Origin of hypergyny

From hyper- + -gyny.

Questions about hypergyny

What does hypergyny mean?
Hypergyny means act or practice of a woman seeking a spouse of higher socioeconomic status or caste status than herself.
What part of speech is hypergyny?
Hypergyny is a noun.
What is the plural of hypergyny?
The plural of hypergyny is hypergynies.

Words near hypergyny in the dictionary

  1. hypergroups
  2. hypergrowth
  3. hyperguanidinaemia
  4. hyperguanidinemia
  5. hypergymnasia
  6. hypergyny
  7. hypergypsic
  8. hypergyrification
  9. hyperhaemoglobinaemia
  10. hyperhaemolysis
  11. hyperhaline

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