MISCEGENATION


Meaning of MISCEGENATION in English

/ ˌmɪsɪdʒəˈneɪʃn; NAmE / noun

[ U ] ( formal ) the fact of children being produced by parents who are of different races, especially when one parent is white

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 19th cent.: formed irregularly from Latin miscere to mix + genus race + -ation .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.