hybridism

hy·brid·ism

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [hahy-bri-diz-uh m]
- /ˈhaɪ brɪˌdɪz əm/
- /ˈhaɪbrɪdɪz(ə)m /

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hahy-bri-diz-uh m]
- /ˈhaɪ brɪˌdɪz əm/

Definitions of hybridism word

noun hybridism Also, hybridity [hahy-brid-i-tee] /haɪˈbrɪd ɪ ti/ (Show IPA). the quality or condition of being hybrid. 1
noun hybridism the production of hybrids. 1
noun hybridism The state of being hybrid. 1
noun hybridism The production of hybrids by cross-breeding. 0
noun hybridism (linguistics) The formation of a word from elements of different languages. 0

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Origin of hybridism

First appearance:

before 1835

One of the 34% newest English words

First recorded in 1835-45; hybrid + -ism

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Parts of speech for Hybridism

noun

adjective

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adverb

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preposition

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exclamation

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hybridism popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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