miscegenicadj.
/ˌmɪsᵻˈdʒɛnɪk/, U.S. /ˌmɪsəˈdʒɛnɪk/ rare.
= miscegenetic adj.
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the world > people > ethnicities > division of mankind by physical characteristics > mixed race > [adjective]
mixed blood1840
miscegenated1864
miscegenic1866
1866 P. T. Barnum Humbugs of World 281 The ‘Herald’ kept up a regular fusilade against the supposed miscegenic proclivities of the Republicans.
1941 ‘R. West’ Black Lamb & Grey Falcon I. 527 It was a fusion, lovely but miscegenic, of the Byzantine and the baroque styles.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adj.1866- in the maugre
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