WebMiscegenation (/ m ɪ ˌ s ɛ dʒ ə ˈ n eɪ ʃ ən / mih-SEJ-ə-NAY-shən) is the interbreeding of people who are considered to be members of different races. The word, now usually considered pejorative, is derived from a combination of the Latin terms miscere ("to mix") and genus ("race") from the Hellenic γένος. The word first appeared in Miscegenation: …