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hypodescent

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hy-pode-s-cent
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Uncountable

Etymology

From hypo- + descent.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Antonyms

hyperdescent

Rhymes With

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Questions

What does hypodescent mean?
The practice of classifying a child of mixed race ancestry into the less socially dominant of the parents' races.
Where does hypodescent come from?
From hypo- + descent.

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