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miscegenous

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

Adjective

miscegenous (not comparable)

  1. Of, pertaining to, or being miscegenation; interracial (said primarily of marriages and other sexual or romantic relationships).
    • 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.1997, Mark Philip Strasser, Legally Wed: Same-sex Marriage and the Constitution, Cornell University Press, →ISBN, page 114

Synonyms of miscegenous

Questions about miscegenous

What does miscegenous mean?
Miscegenous means of, pertaining to, or being miscegenation; interracial (said primarily of marriages and other sexual or romantic relationships).
What part of speech is miscegenous?
Miscegenous is an adjective.

Words near miscegenous in the dictionary

  1. miscegenetic
  2. miscegenic
  3. miscegenist
  4. miscegenistic
  5. miscegenists
  6. miscegenous
  7. miscegens
  8. miscegeny
  9. miscegine
  10. miscegines
  11. miscell.

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