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antimiscegenation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
an-timis-ce-gena-tion
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Against mixing or blending; especially, against the mixing or blending of races in marriage or breeding.

American usage

Example Sentences

  • "antimiscegenation laws"

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́) Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-)der. English anti- English miscegenation English antimiscegenation From anti- + miscegenation.

Usage

Inflected Forms

anti-miscegenation (alternative)

Derived Forms

antimiscegenationist antimiscegenist

Frequently Paired Words

miscegenation

Questions

What does antimiscegenation mean?
Against mixing or blending; especially, against the mixing or blending of races in marriage or breeding.
Where does antimiscegenation come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́) Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-)der. English anti- English miscegenation English antimiscegenation From anti- + miscegenation.

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