miscegenation
[ mi-sej-uh-ney-shuh n, mis-i-juh- ]
/ mɪˌsɛdʒ əˈneɪ ʃən, ˌmɪs ɪ dʒə- /
noun
marriage or cohabitation between two people from different racial groups, especially, in the U.S., between a black person and a white person: In 1968 the Supreme Court ruled unanimously that state laws prohibiting miscegenation were unconstitutional.
sexual relations between two people from different racial backgrounds that results in the conception of a mixed-race child.
Origin of miscegenation
irregular < Latin
miscē(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
OTHER WORDS FROM miscegenation
mis·ce·ge·net·ic [mis-i-juh-net-ik, mi-sej-uh-] /ˌmɪs ɪ dʒəˈnɛt ɪk, mɪˌsɛdʒ ə-/, adjective an·ti·mis·ce·ge·na·tion, noun, adjectiveWords nearby miscegenation
miscarriage,
miscarriage of justice,
miscarry,
miscast,
misce,
miscegenation,
miscellanea,
miscellaneous,
miscellanist,
miscellany,
misch metal
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British Dictionary definitions for miscegenation
miscegenation
/ (ˌmɪsɪdʒɪˈneɪʃən) /
noun
interbreeding of races, esp where differences of pigmentation are involved
Derived forms of miscegenation
miscegenetic (ˌmɪsɪdʒɪˈnɛtɪk), adjectiveWord Origin for miscegenation
C19: from Latin
miscēre to mingle +
genus race
Medical definitions for miscegenation
miscegenation
[ mĭ-sĕj′ə-nā′shən, mĭs′ĭ-jə- ]
n.
Marriage or sexual relations between individuals of different races.