hybridism

B2 Topic:Science & Research

US /ˈhaɪbrɪdɪzəm/ UK /ˈhaɪbrɪdɪzəm/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
the production of hybrids by crossing different species, varieties, or breeds

Darwin discussed hybridism when comparing the fertility of crosses between species.
2

noun
the state or character of being made from unlike elements

The building's hybridism combines industrial materials with classical proportions.
3

noun
the formation of a word from elements belonging to different languages

Some editors objected to the hybridism because it joined a Greek stem to a Latin suffix.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · the production of hybrids... hybridizationcrossbreeding

2 noun · the state or character of... hybridity mixture

3 noun · the formation of a word... mixed formation

Opposites

purity uniformity

Word family

Related forms hybrid hybridize crossbreed

Etymology

From hybrid + -ism. The biological sense, prominent in nineteenth-century debates about species, denotes crossbreeding or the condition of hybridity; language and the arts extended the term to formations made from unlike sources.

Topics

Science & Research

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# hybridism

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈhaɪbrɪdɪzəm/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈhaɪbrɪdɪzəm/

## Meanings
1. the production of hybrids by crossing different species, varieties, or breeds
2. the state or character of being made from unlike elements
3. the formation of a word from elements belonging to different languages

## Examples
- Darwin discussed hybridism when comparing the fertility of crosses between species.
- The building's hybridism combines industrial materials with classical proportions.
- Some editors objected to the hybridism because it joined a Greek stem to a Latin suffix.

## Synonyms
- hybridization
- hybridity
- crossbreeding

## Antonyms
- purity
- uniformity

## Related Forms
- hybrid
- hybridize
- crossbreed

## Etymology
From hybrid + -ism. The biological sense, prominent in nineteenth-century debates about species, denotes crossbreeding or the condition of hybridity; language and the arts extended the term to formations made from unlike sources.

## Topics
- Science & Research

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