English noun: hybrid |
1. | hybrid (communication) a word that is composed of parts from different languages (e.g., `monolingual' has a Greek prefix and a Latin root) |
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| Synonyms | loan-blend, loanblend |
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| Broader (hypernym) | word |
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| Domain category | Latin |
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| Domain region | Ellas, Greece, Hellenic Republic |
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2. | hybrid (cognition) a composite of mixed origin |
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| Samples | The vice-presidency is a hybrid of administrative and legislative offices.
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| Broader (hypernym) | complex, composite |
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3. | hybrid (animal) (genetics) an organism that is the offspring of genetically dissimilar parents or stock; especially offspring produced by breeding plants or animals of different varieties or breeds or species |
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| Samples | A mule is a cross between a horse and a donkey.
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| Synonyms | cross, crossbreed |
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| Broader (hypernym) | being, organism |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | dihybrid, monohybrid |
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| Domain category | genetic science, genetics |
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