hypodescent
nounEtymology From hypo- + descent.
1
The practice of classifying a child of mixed race ancestry into the less socially dominant of the parents' races.
- Antonyms
- hyperdescent
noun
Etymology From hypo- + descent.
The practice of classifying a child of mixed race ancestry into the less socially dominant of the parents' races.
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