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hybridity Definition


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hybrid
noun
    1. An animal or plant produced by crossing two different species, varieties, races or breeds; a mongrel.
      Thesaurus: crossbreed, mongrel, mutt (slang).
    2. linguistics.
      A word whose elements are taken from different languages, eg bicycle.
    3. Anything produced by combining elements from different sources.
      Thesaurus: amalgam, combination, pastiche, compound, mixture.
adj
    1. Being produced by combining elements from different sources; mongrel.
Derivative: hybridism
noun
    Etymology: 17c: from Latin hibrida the offspring of a tame sow and wild boar.



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