Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • To enter into sexual relations with an individual of another race, especially of a race of another color (black or white).
  • noun A person begotten by miscegenation.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • verb to marry or cohabit with a person of another race.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • verb US to mix or blend
  • verb US to mix or blend race in marriage or breeding

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • verb marry or cohabit with a person of another race

Etymologies

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From Latin misceō ("mix") + genus ("race").

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