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one-drop rule
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one-drop rulenoun
The notion that one drop of black blood (i.e., any African ancestry at all) makes a person black.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of one-drop rule in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of one-drop rule in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of one-drop rule in a Sentence
I think it relates to the fact that the 'one-drop rule' has been so strong for this population that they feel like historically they have been given less of an ability to choose their race, i believe this movement towards multiracialism is partially a response to that frustration.
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- regla de una gotaSpanish
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