miscegenation

/,misidʤi'neiʃn/
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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)

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