miscegenation

n. marriage, sexual activity, or reproduction among individuals of different racial or ethnic groups, especially when this is emphasized by marked physical differences (e.g., skin color). The term has traditionally carried a heavy sense of disapproval and is now largely archaic and disfavored. See also exogamy; intermarriage; outbreeding. —miscegenational adj.

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ordinate

n. the vertical coordinate in a graph or data plot; that is, the y-axis. See also abscissa.