This week's theme: words made using combining forms. endogamy (en-DOG-uh-mee) noun
The practice of marriage within a specific social group. [From endo- (within), from Greek endon (within) + -gamy (marriage), from Greek gamos (marriage).] Today's word in Visual Thesaurus: http://visualthesaurus.com/?w1=endogamy -Anu Garg (words at wordsmith.org) "A third of Americans have become religiously mobile -- ascribing not to their original faith. This social interweaving has bred forbearance to the point that religious endogamy has become irrelevant." Meidyatama Suryodiningrat; Pride, Prejudice & Hussein in U.S. Election; The Jakarta Post (Indonesia); Mar 8, 2008. This newsletter is made possible in part by these sponsors: Get down to brass tacks, put in your two cents. Try orijinz, a new game about word & phrase origins. A great Mother's Day gift! http://entspire.com Get revenge on Scrabble nerds and silly short odd words. Play WildWords. Stop memorizing lists. Long words are fun to play. http://wildwords.us ............................................................................ It is better to sleep on things beforehand than lie awake about them afterwards. -Baltasar Gracian, philosopher and writer (1601-1658) Share the magic of words. Send a gift sub: http://wordsmith.org/awad/gift.html Remove, change, or subscribe address: http://wordsmith.org/awad/subscriber.html Pronunciation: http://wordsmith.org/words/endogamy.wav http://wordsmith.org/words/endogamy.ram Permalink: http://wordsmith.org/words/endogamy.html This message was sent to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]".
