exogamy vs union

union vs exogamy

exogamy and union both are nouns.

exogamy is not an adjective while union is an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
exogamy	Yes	No	No	No
union	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, union is a hypernym of exogamy; that is, union is a word with a broader meaning than exogamy:

exogamy: marriage to a person belonging to a tribe or group other than your own as required by custom or law
union: the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)

Other hypernyms of exogamy include marriage, matrimony, spousal relationship, wedlock.

exogamy (noun)	union (noun)
marriage to a person belonging to a tribe or group other than your own as required by custom or law	the act of making or becoming a single unit
	the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes
	a device on a national flag emblematic of the union of two or more sovereignties (typically in the upper inner corner)
	the occurrence of a uniting of separate parts
	an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer
	a political unit formed from previously independent people or organizations
	a set containing all and only the members of two or more given sets
	healing process involving the growing together of the edges of a wound or the growing together of broken bones
	the state of being joined or united or linked
	the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)

exogamy (adjective)	union (adjective)
	of trade unions

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