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hypodescent
[ hahy-poh-di-sent ]
noun
- the classifying or identifying of a biracial or multiracial individual as a member of the lower or lowest socially ranking racial group from which that person has ancestry.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of hypodescent1
First recorded in hypo- ( def ) + descent ( def )
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