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Octoroon Definition & Meaning

octoroon
noun
  1. an offspring of a quadroon and a white parent; a person who is one-eighth black

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What does octoroon mean?
an offspring of a quadroon and a white parent; a person who is one-eighth black
What part of speech is octoroon?
Octoroon is a noun.

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