Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

miscegenous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mis-cege-nous
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, pertaining to, or being miscegenation; interracial (said primarily of marriages and other sexual or romantic relationships).

Example Sentences

"The First Restatement [of the Conflicts of Laws] includes miscegenous marriages within those which need not be recognized, even if legally celebrated in another state."

Synonyms

interracial miscegenationist miscegenative miscegenetic miscegenic miscegenist miscegenistic

Questions

What does miscegenous mean?: Of, pertaining to, or being miscegenation; interracial (said primarily of marriages and other sexual or romantic relationships).

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