miscegenation
pronunciation
How to pronounce miscegenation in British English:
UK [ˌmɪsɪdʒəˈneɪʃn]
How to pronounce miscegenation in American English:
US [mɪˌsɛdʒəˈneʃən, ˌmɪsɪdʒə-]
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- Noun:
- reproduction by parents of different races (especially by white and non-white persons)
Word Origin
- miscegenation
- miscegenation: see mix
- miscegenation (n.)
- "interbreeding of races," 1864, coined irregularly in American English from Latin miscere "to mix" (see mix (v.)) + genus "race" (see genus).
Example
- 1. In contemporary times , brazilians have come to regard miscegenation as a defining national trait .
- 2. Miscegenation , he says , is " essentially unnatural and destructive " , and mixed-race children " are the most tragic victims of enforced multi-racism " .
- 3. Many chinese will take no less kindly to being told the tiger is an undistinguished mongrel , and that miscegenation is the way forward .