hyperdescent
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.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)The practice of classifying a child of mixed race ancestry into the more socially dominant of the parents' races.
Origin
From hyper- + descent.From hyper- + descent.
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Antonyms
1 antonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable