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==Etymology==

==Etymology==

[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], probably from mong mixture, short for ymong, from [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._600-1100.09THE_OLD_ENGLISH.2C_OR_ANGLO-SAXON_PERIOD Old English] gemong crowd  

[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], probably from mong mixture, short for ymong, from [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._600-1100.09THE_OLD_ENGLISH.2C_OR_ANGLO-SAXON_PERIOD Old English] gemong crowd  

*Date: [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/15th_Century 15th century]

*Date: [https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/15th_Century 15th century]

==Definitions==

==Definitions==

*1 : an [[individual]] resulting from the [[interbreeding]] of [[diverse]] breeds or strains; especially : one of [[unknown]] [[ancestry]]

*1 : an [[individual]] resulting from the [[interbreeding]] of [[diverse]] breeds or strains; especially : one of [[unknown]] [[ancestry]]

*2 : a cross between [[types]] of [[persons]] or [[things]]

*2 : a cross between [[types]] of [[persons]] or [[things]]

==Description==

==Description==

Among humans, '''mongrel''' is a pejorative term for the mixing of [[races]], known as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miscegenation miscegenation]

Among humans, '''mongrel''' is a pejorative term for the mixing of [[races]], known as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miscegenation miscegenation]

Miscegenation ([[Latin]] miscere "to mix" + genus "kind") is the mixing of [[different]] racial groups through [[marriage]], cohabitation, [[sexual]] relations, and [[procreation]].

Miscegenation ([[Latin]] miscere "to mix" + genus "kind") is the mixing of [[different]] racial groups through [[marriage]], cohabitation, [[sexual]] relations, and [[procreation]].

The term "miscegenation" has been used since the [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/19th_Century nineteenth century] to refer to interracial [[marriage]] and interracial [[sex]], and more generally to the [[process]] of racial admixture, which has taken place since ancient [[history]] but has become more global through European colonialism since the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Age_of_Discovery Age of Discovery]. Historically the term has been used in the [[context]] of [[laws]] banning interracial marriage and sex, so-called [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-miscegenation_laws anti-miscegenation] laws. It is therefore a loaded and potentially offensive [[word]].

The term "miscegenation" has been used since the [https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/19th_Century nineteenth century] to refer to interracial [[marriage]] and interracial [[sex]], and more generally to the [[process]] of racial admixture, which has taken place since ancient [[history]] but has become more global through European colonialism since the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Age_of_Discovery Age of Discovery]. Historically the term has been used in the [[context]] of [[laws]] banning interracial marriage and sex, so-called [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-miscegenation_laws anti-miscegenation] laws. It is therefore a loaded and potentially offensive [[word]].

[[Category: Sociology]]

[[Category: Sociology]]