Definition

1. Noun:
   • The interbreeding of people considered to be of different racial types: The term specifically refers to sexual relations, marriage, or procreation between individuals of different races, historically used in contexts of racial segregation and anti-miscegenation laws.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:

Advanced Usage

• Sociological/Legal Context: The term is primarily used in historical, sociological, or legal discussions concerning race relations and policies that prohibited interracial marriage.

Variants and Related Words

• Miscegenetic (adj): Pertaining to or characterized by miscegenation.

Synonyms

• Interbreeding: Reproduction between different breeds or races.
• Amalgamation: The action, process, or result of combining or uniting, especially in the context of different racial groups (a more general and less charged term).
• Crossbreeding: Breeding between different varieties or species; can be applied to plants, animals, or, less commonly, people.

Antonyms

• Endogamy: Marriage within a specific group as required by custom or law.
• Racial segregation: The enforced separation of different racial groups.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• Anti-miscegenation laws: Historical statutes that banned interracial marriage and sometimes sexual relations.

Noun

1. reproduction by parents of different races (especially by white and non-white persons)