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interdating

interdating noun: dating (romantic courtship) between people belonging to different groups, such as different racial, ethnic, or religious groups.

Noun

interdating (uncountable)

  1. dating (romantic courtship) between people belonging to different groups, such as different racial, ethnic, or religious groups
    • The community held conflicting attitudes toward interdating and intermarriage. The prohibitions were stronger for girls than they were for boys, whom many parents assumed were less controllable.2007, Leonard Rogoff, Homelands

Origin of interdating

From inter- + dating.

Questions about interdating

What does interdating mean?
Interdating means dating (romantic courtship) between people belonging to different groups, such as different racial, ethnic, or religious groups.
What part of speech is interdating?
Interdating is a noun.

Words near interdating in the dictionary

  1. interdashes
  2. interdashing
  3. interdate
  4. interdated
  5. interdates
  6. interdating
  7. interday
  8. interdeal
  9. interdealer
  10. interdealers
  11. interdealing

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