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hybrid

Syllabification: (hy·brid)
Pronunciation: /ˈhīˌbrid/
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Definition of hybrid

noun

  • 1 Biology the offspring of two plants or animals of different species or varieties, such as a mule (a hybrid of a donkey and a horse):a hybrid of wheat and rye
  • 2a thing made by combining two different elements; a mixture:the final text is a hybrid of the stage play and the film
  • a word formed from elements taken from different languages, for example television (tele- from Greek, vision from Latin).
  • (also hybrid car) a car with a gasoline engine and an electric motor, each of which can propel it.

adjective

  • of mixed character; composed of mixed parts:Mexico’s hybrid postconquest culture
  • bred as a hybrid from different species or varieties:a hybrid variety hybrid offspring

Derivatives

hybridism

Pronunciation: /ˈhībrəˌdizəm/
noun

hybridity

Pronunciation: /hīˈbriditē/
noun

Origin:

early 17th century (as a noun): from Latin hybrida 'offspring of a tame sow and wild boar, child of a freeman and slave, etc'

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