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noun
a person having one-eighth black ancestry; the offspring of a quadroon and a white.
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Octoroon
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| octoroon or octaroon (ˌɒktəˈruːn) | |
| —n | |
| Compare quadroon a person having one quadroon and one White parent and therefore having one-eighth Black blood | |
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| octaroon or octaroon | |
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