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   The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition.  2000.
 
blaxploitation
 
SYLLABICATION:blax·ploi·ta·tion
PRONUNCIATION:  blksploi-tshn
NOUN: A genre of American film of the 1970s featuring African-American actors in lead roles and often having antiestablishment plots, frequently criticized for stereotypical characterization and glorification of violence. While African-American filmmakers were substantially involved in making early movies in this genre, their participation in subsequent productions was minimal.
ETYMOLOGY:Blend of black and exploitation.
 
 
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