Interdating

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    dating (romantic courtship) between people belonging to different groups, such as different racial, ethnic, or religious groups uncountable

    "The community held conflicting attitudes toward interdating and intermarriage. The prohibitions were stronger for girls than they were for boys, whom many parents assumed were less controllable."

Example

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"The community held conflicting attitudes toward interdating and intermarriage. The prohibitions were stronger for girls than they were for boys, whom many parents assumed were less controllable."

Etymology

From inter- + dating.

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