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hypodescent

[ hahy-poh-di-sent ]

noun

  1. 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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