hypodescent

English

Etymology

hypo- +‎ descent

Pronunciation
  • Rhymes: -ɛnt

Noun

hypodescent (uncountable)

  1. The practice of classifying a child of mixed race ancestry into the less socially dominant of the parents' races.

Antonyms
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