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miscegenation definition

☆ mis·ce·gena·tion (mi sej′ə nā′s̸hən, mis′ə jə-)

noun

marriage or sexual relations between a man and woman of different races, esp., in the U.S., between a white and a black

Etymology: coined (c. 1863) < L miscere, mix + genus, race (see genus) + -ation

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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