Relating to or describing a person or thing that involves two different racial or ethnic groups.
From 'bi-' (two) and 'racial,' from 'race' via Latin 'ratio' (people of common descent). The modern sense developed in 20th-century social vocabulary.
The rise of 'biracial' in census forms and identity movements shows how language evolves to honor how people actually see themselves—it's been one of the fastest-growing demographic categories!
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