"one-drop rule" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: the one-drop rule [canonical]
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  1. (chiefly US) The notion that one drop of black blood (i.e., any African ancestry at all) makes a person black. Wikipedia link: one-drop rule Tags: US Categories (topical): Racism Derived forms: reverse one-drop rule Related terms: miscegenation
    Sense id: en-one-drop_rule-en-noun-h9oLOdSS Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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