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Miscegenic vs Miscegenous - What's the difference?

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Miscegenous is a derived term of miscegenic.

Miscegenous is a synonym of miscegenic.



As adjectives the difference between miscegenic and miscegenous

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

miscegenic

English

Adjective

(-)
  • (rare) Miscegenous.
  • *2002 , Julie Novkov, "Racial Constructions: The Legal Regulation of Miscegenation in Alabama, 1890-1934," Law and History Review , vol. 20, no. 2, p. 266,
  • *:The greatest threat was the establishment the miscegenic family. A black man with a white wife, as well as a white man with a black wife, not only had the potential to produce racially ambiguous children but also undermined white supremacy.

    • 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