miscegenation

How to Split "miscegenation" into Syllables

The word miscegenation is divided into 5 syllables: mi·sce·ge·na·tion. Understanding this syllable division is essential for correct pronunciation and spelling.

📝 Syllable Breakdown

• mi — 1st syllable
• sce — 2nd syllable
• ge — 3rd syllable
• na — 4th syllable
• tion — 5th syllable

🔊 Pronunciation Guide

The phonetic transcription of miscegenation:

• IPA: /mɪˌsɛd͡ʒ.əˈneɪ.ʃən/

📖 Definitions

1. miscegenation (countable and uncountable, plural miscegenations)
2. Often considered offensive, pejorative, or old-fashioned, and therefore alternative terms are more common in contemporary use, such as interracial, interethnic, or cross-cultural for relationships, and mixed-race, multiethnic, multiracial, or mixed for persons.

📚 Word Origin & History

Blend of Latin miscēre (“mix”) +‎ Latin genus (“race”) +‎ -ation. Coined by American journalist David Goodman Croly in 1864 and first used in an anonymous pamphlet he coauthored, which claimed to be written by a person who believed in the inherent unity of all racial groups, that marriage between blacks and whites would create a better race, and that the American Civil War was a fight for the latter idea. Later, it was exposed that the pretext of the pamphlet was false and that it ...

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