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hyperdescent
[ hahy-per-di-sent ]
noun
- the classifying or identifying of a biracial or multiracial individual as a member of the higher or highest socially ranking racial group from which that person has ancestry.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of hyperdescent1
First recorded in 2005–10; hyper- ( def ) + descent ( def )
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