Definition of "homogamy" [ho•mog•a•my]

• Fertilization of a flower by pollen from the same plant (noun)
• Breeding between similar individuals; inbreeding (noun)
• Marriage or other union between similar people, or people of the same sex (noun)

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• "I don't think we need to introduce spouses, or label our marriage licenses, with the terms homogamy and heterogamy."
• "Their emphasis on "compatibility" and their "compatibility" profile that leads to people getting matched on what's called homogamy (or sameness) are all part of their philosophical approach: people who share the same values -- preferably conservative -- belong together."
• "Researchers already use "homogamy" a lot in family studies, but always to refer to similarity between partners on everything else except sex/gender."