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Hypergamy

Noun CEFR B2
haɪˈpɚɡəmi

Definitions

Act or practice of seeking a spouse of higher socioeconomic status or caste status than oneself.

uncountable, usually

Equivalents

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Examples

“From 1940 to the mid-1970s, the tendency for men to marry⟳ down educationally became more pronounced and the cultural ideal of hypergamy — that women must marry⟳ up — became more insistent.”
“A lawsuit against David Geffen mentions a website where hypergamy — dating above your station — is celebrated. But the word carries darker intonations.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

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