miscegenation
noun
mis·ce·ge·na·tion
(ˌ)mi-ˌse-jə-ˈnā-shən 
ˌmi-si-jə-ˈnā-
: a mixture of races
especially
: marriage, cohabitation, or sexual intercourse between a white person and a member of another race (see race entry 1 sense 1a)
Note: The word miscegenation is associated especially with historical laws against interracial marriage. In the United States, such laws were declared unconstitutional in 1967.
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On top of that, Hollywood’s Hays Code prohibited miscegenation — no interracial romance whatsoever.
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Carolyn Kellogg, Los Angeles Times, 26 Feb. 2025
Jacob rides a horse into the city overnight for the miscegenation trial of Yellowstone foreman Zane and his wife, which has yet to get underway when the episode ends.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 23 Feb. 2025
The drama is a subtle exploration of miscegenation, one of the core taboos that the LCO often clamped down on.
—Thomas Chatterton Williams, The Atlantic, 6 Feb. 2025
Their mutual groping, filmed in blue light, could be the most frank miscegenation ever put on film.
—Armond White, National Review, 30 Oct. 2024
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Carolyn Kellogg, Los Angeles Times, 26 Feb. 2025
Jacob rides a horse into the city overnight for the miscegenation trial of Yellowstone foreman Zane and his wife, which has yet to get underway when the episode ends.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 23 Feb. 2025
The drama is a subtle exploration of miscegenation, one of the core taboos that the LCO often clamped down on.
—Thomas Chatterton Williams, The Atlantic, 6 Feb. 2025
Their mutual groping, filmed in blue light, could be the most frank miscegenation ever put on film.
—Armond White, National Review, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Miscegenation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/miscegenation. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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miscegenation
noun
mis·ce·ge·na·tion
(ˌ)mis-ˌej-ə-ˈnā-shən
ˌmis-i-jə-ˈnā-
: a mixture of races
especially
: marriage, cohabitation, or sexual intercourse between a white person and a member of another race
—used especially in now repealed laws of the past
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