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Definition of miscegenation noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

miscegenation

noun
 
/ˌmɪsɪdʒəˈneɪʃn/
 
/ˌmɪsɪdʒəˈneɪʃn/
[uncountable] (formal)
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  1. the fact of children being produced by parents who are considered to be of different races, especially when one parent is white
    Word Originmid 19th cent.: formed irregularly from Latin miscere ‘to mix’ + genus ‘race’ + -ation.
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