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hyperdescent

[hahy-per-di-sent]

noun

  1. the classifying or identifying of a biracial or multiracial individual as a member of the higher or highest socially ranking racial group from which that person has ancestry.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of hyperdescent1

First recorded in 2005–10; hyper- ( def. ) + descent ( def. )

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