adj
Meaning 1
Of or pertaining to two races.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
biracial
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Sound
Pronunciation
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rhymes with -eɪʃəl
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CMU ARPABET: B AY0 R EY1 SH AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
A person belonging to two races.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
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adjective satellite
Meaning 3
consisting of or combining two races
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a biracial committee
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History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh1 Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Italic *dwi- Latin bi-bor. English bi- Proto-Indo-European *h1reh1s-der. Proto-Germanic *rēsōder. Proto-West Germanic *rās Old English rǣs ▲ Proto-Germanic *rēsō Old Norse rásbor. Middle English race English race Proto-Indo-European *h2el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisder. Old French -ialder. Middle English -ial English -ial English racial English biracial From bi- + racial.
Across languages
Translations
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: kaksirotuinen — of or pertaining to or stemming from two races.
- German: zweirassig — of or pertaining to or stemming from two races.
- Russian: двухра́совый (dvuxrásovyj) — of or pertaining to or stemming from two races.
Real reading context