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hyperdescent

noun

Etymology

From hyper- + descent.

  1. derived from descendre
  2. derived from descente
  3. prefixed as hyperdescent — “hyper + descent”

Definitions

  1. The practice of classifying a child of mixed race ancestry into the more socially…

    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.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for hyperdescent. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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