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mis·ceg·e·na·tion
[mi-sej-uh-ney-shuh
n, mis-i-juh-] Pronunciation Key
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[mi-sej-uh-ney-shuh
n, mis-i-juh-] Pronunciation Key –noun
| 1. | marriage or cohabitation between a man and woman of different races, esp., in the U.S., between a black and a white person. |
| 2. | interbreeding between members of different races. |
| 3. | the mixing or a mixture of races by interbreeding. |
[Origin: irreg. < L miscé(re) to mix + gen(us) race, stock, species + -ation; allegedly coined by U.S. journalist David Goodman Croly (1829–89) in a pamphlet published anonymously in 1864
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| mis·ceg·e·na·tion
(mĭ-sěj'ə-nā'shən, mĭs'ĭ-jə-) Pronunciation Key
n.
[Latin miscēre, to mix; see meik- in Indo-European roots + genus, race; see genə- in Indo-European roots + -ation.] mis·ceg'e·na'tion·al adj. |
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Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| miscegenation | |
noun | |
| reproduction by parents of different races (especially by white and non-white persons) |
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American Heritage Stedman's Medical Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
miscegenation mis·ceg·e·na·tion (mĭ-sěj'ə-nā'shən, mĭs'ĭ-jə-)
n.
Marriage or sexual relations between individuals of different races.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Miscegenation
Mis`ce*ge*na"tion\, n. [L. miscere to mix + the root of genus race.] A mixing of races; amalgamation, as by intermarriage of black and white.
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