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Interracial vs Miscegenous - What's the difference?

interracial | miscegenous |

As adjectives the difference between interracial and miscegenous

is that interracial is between or among two or more different races while miscegenous is of, pertaining to, or being miscegenation; interracial ((said primarily of marriages and other sexual or romantic relationships)).

interracial

English

Alternative forms

* inter-racial

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Between or among two or more different races.
    • Interracial marriages are getting more common these days thanks to globalization.

    miscegenous

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Of, pertaining to, or being miscegenation; interracial ((said primarily of marriages and other sexual or romantic relationships)).
  • * 1997 , Mark Philip Strasser, Legally Wed: Same-sex Marriage and the Constitution , Cornell University Press, ISBN 978-0-8014-8429-2, page 114:
    • The First Restatement [of the ] includes miscegenous marriages within those which need not be recognized, even if legally celebrated in another state.

    Synonyms

    * (of miscegenation) interracial, miscegenationist, miscegenative, miscegenetic, miscegenic, miscegenist, miscegenistic