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MISCEGENATION

\mɪsˌɛd͡ʒənˈe͡ɪʃən], \mɪsˌɛd‍ʒənˈe‍ɪʃən], \m_ɪ_s_ˌɛ_dʒ_ə_n_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_n]\

Definitions of MISCEGENATION

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
1919 - The concise Oxford dictionary of current English
1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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mis-s[=e]-jen-[=a]'shun, n. a mixture of races. [L. misc[=e]re, to mix, genus, race.]

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Davidson

Mixture of races, esp. sexual union of whites with negroes. [Latin]

1919 - The concise Oxford dictionary of current English
By Sir Augustus Henry

Mixture of races, especially the sexual union of whites with negroes. [Lat.]

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

n. [Latin] Amalgamation of races.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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