"hyperdescent" meaning in All languages combined

See hyperdescent on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Rhymes: -ɛnt Etymology: hyper- + descent Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|hyper|descent}} hyper- + descent Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} hyperdescent (uncountable)
  1. The practice of classifying a child of mixed race ancestry into the more socially dominant of the parents' races. Wikipedia link: hyperdescent Tags: uncountable

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