hyperdescent
hyperdescent noun: the practice of classifying a child of mixed race ancestry into the more socially dominant of the parents' races.
Noun
hyperdescent (uncountable)
- The practice of classifying a child of mixed race ancestry into the more socially dominant of the parents' races.
- In contrast, American Indians have generally been identified by hyperdescent, a principle that stipulates some minimum amount of ancestry as a necessary condition for qualification.2002, Joel Perlmann, The New Race Question: How the Census Counts Multiracial Individuals
Antonyms of hyperdescent
Origin of hyperdescent
From hyper- + descent.
Words that rhyme with hyperdescent
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- repent
- ascent
- rent
- resent
- scent
- absent
- augment
- cement
- content
- extent
- fragment
- lent
- prevent
- anent
- consent
- dent
- dissent
- percent
- relent
- spent
- Tashkent
- tent
- accent
- circumvent
- convent
- discontent
- intent
- invent
- went
- %
- assent
- dement
- ferment
- foment
- gent
- Gwent
- incent
- lament
- malcontent
- reinvent
- stent
- underrepresent
- attent
- big tent
- blent
- detent
- diapertent
- djent
Questions about hyperdescent
- What does hyperdescent mean?
- Hyperdescent means the practice of classifying a child of mixed race ancestry into the more socially dominant of the parents' races.
- What part of speech is hyperdescent?
- Hyperdescent is a noun.
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