bichromatism

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noun

The condition of being bichromatic.

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Meanings

nounbichromatism (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe condition of being bichromatic.
  2. uncountablemedicineThe condition of being partially color blind.
  3. uncountableThe tendency to view events from the perspective of two-race relationship.

    These are the pioneers of the suppressed and scorned Americans who dared to oppose the relentless bichromatism that entrapped white and black Americans alike.

    1999, Martha Hodes, editor, Sex, Love, Race: Crossing Boundaries in North American History

Origin

From bi- + chromatism.

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APA

bichromatism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bichromatism

MLA

“bichromatism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bichromatism. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bichromatism,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bichromatism.

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