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Miscegenative vs Miscegenous - What's the difference?

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Miscegenative is a synonym of miscegenous.


As adjectives the difference between miscegenative and miscegenous

is that miscegenative is (rare) miscegenous while miscegenous 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

    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