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nounmiscegeny (uncountable)
- rareuncountableMiscegenation.
In her sanctuary in El Cobre near Santiago, the skin tone of la Virgen is mulatto (a child of miscegeny).
2008, Ivor L. Miller, “Religious Symbolism in Cuban Political Performance”, in TDR, volume 44, number 2, page 501 more example
If I should hold that miscegeny is bestial and a heinous crime I would be prejudiced for I would be deliberately overlooking all the resemblances between the colored and white races.
1907, Josiah Morse, “The Psychology of Prejudice”, in International Journal of Ethics, volume 17, number 4, page 499
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