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Miscegenative vs Miscegenetic - What's the difference?

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Miscegenative is a synonym of miscegenetic.


As adjectives the difference between miscegenative and miscegenetic

is that miscegenative is (rare) miscegenous while miscegenetic is of, pertaining to, or being miscegenation; interracial ((said primarily of marriages and other sexual or romantic relationships)).

miscegenative

English

Adjective

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  • (rare) Miscegenous.
  • *1965 , Albert Johnson, "The Negro in American Films: Some Recent Works," Film Quarterly , vol. 18, no. 4, p. 15,
  • *:Miscegenation is the bête noire of American cinema. . . . Until now, Hollywood studios have only flirted with miscegenative plots.

    • Related terms

    * miscegenation

    miscegenetic

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Of, pertaining to, or being miscegenation; interracial ((said primarily of marriages and other sexual or romantic relationships)).
  • * 1962 , E. C. P., Jr., "Jurisdiction to Dissolve the Marital Status," Virginia Law Review , vol. 48, no. 5, p. 993:
    • Thus, in Naim v. Naim a white woman, married to a Chinese who was domiciled in Virginia, obtained an annulment of her marriage, which had been performed in North Carolina in order to evade Virginia's policy against miscegenetic unions.

    Synonyms

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