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marrying in

marrying in is the present participle and gerund of marry in.

Meaning of marry in

Verb

marry in (third-person singular simple present marries in, present participle marrying in, simple past and past participle married in)

  1. To join a family or group through marriage.
    • Marriage patterns were likely exogamous to the band, with women marrying in as wives, and with daughters and sisters marrying out.1998, Michael Winkelman, Ethnic Relations in the U.S.
  2. To marry someone of the same religious or ethnic group.
    • The single ancestry women have a 9 to 5 ratio of marrying in to marrying out; those of a mixed ancestry have a 5 to 8 ratio.1976, Helena Znaniecka Lopata, Mary Patrice Erdmans, Polish Americans, →ISBN, pages 153–154
    Antonyms:
    marry out

Questions about marrying in

What is marrying in the present participle and gerund of?
Marrying in is the present participle and gerund of marry in.

Words near marrying in in the dictionary

  1. marryed
  2. marryer
  3. marryers
  4. marryin'
  5. marrying
  6. marrying in
  7. marrying into
  8. marrying money
  9. marrying off
  10. marrying out
  11. marrying over the broomstick

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