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hyperdescent

[ hahy-per-di-sent ]

noun

  1. 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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