"hypodescent" meaning in English

See hypodescent in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

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

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