Meaning & use
Hypogamy
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Marriage to a person of a lower social or economic status than oneself.
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Sociologists studied hypogamy as a way to understand shifting attitudes about status and marriage.
The novel follows a wealthy heiress whose choice of husband is widely seen as hypogamy.
A note on using this word
"Hypogamy" is the direct opposite of "hypergamy" (marrying up); both terms are used mainly in sociology and anthropology.
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marrying down
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