mongrelization

noun

mon·​grel·​iza·​tion ˌməŋgrələ̇ˈzāshən 

ˌmäŋ-, 

-līˈ-

plural -s

1

: the process of mongrelizing

pledged to fight … the mongrelization of the white race

—Cabell Phillips

2

: the quality or state of being mongrelized

the use of crossbreds … will not mean the reversion to mongrelization of the fowl

—L. M. Winters

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