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octoroon

/ˈɒktəruːn/ /ˈɑːktəruːn/

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noun

Octoron

Someone having one-eighth black ancestry.

Examples :

"Although Sarah appeared white, historical records revealed that her great-grandparent was black, making her legally classified as an octoroon in that era. "

Bien que Sarah ait semblé blanche, les archives historiques ont révélé que son arrière-grand-parent était noir, ce qui la classait légalement comme octoron à cette époque.

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noun

Octoron

Someone having 1/64th black ancestry: the child of a quintoon and a white man.

Examples :

"Because Maria's great-great-great-grandmother was Black, making her a quintoon, and she had a child with a white man, her descendant, Sarah, would technically be classified as an octoroon. "

Parce que l'arrière-arrière-arrière-grand-mère de Maria était noire, ce qui faisait d'elle une quintarone, et qu'elle a eu un enfant avec un homme blanc, sa descendante, Sarah, serait techniquement classée comme octoron.

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