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Hybrid

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Noun

1. hybrid, loan-blend, loanblend

a word that is composed of parts from different languages (e.g., monolingual' has a Greek prefix and a Latin root)

2. hybrid

a composite of mixed origin

Example Sentences:
'the vice-presidency is a hybrid of administrative and legislative offices'

3. cross, crossbreed, hybrid

(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

Example Sentences:
'a mule is a cross between a horse and a donkey'

Adjective

4. hybrid, intercrossed

produced by crossbreeding

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Hybrid

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noun
1. 
an animal or plant resulting from a cross between genetically unlike individuals. Hybrids between different species are usually sterile
2. 
anything of mixed ancestry
3. 
a vehicle that is powered by an internal-combustion engine and another source of power such as a battery
4. 
a word, part of which is derived from one language and part from another, such as monolingual, which has a prefix of Greek origin and a root of Latin origin
adjective
5. 
(of a vehicle) powered by more than one source
6. 
denoting or being a hybrid; of mixed origin
7. physics
(of an electromagnetic wave) having components of both electric and magnetic field vectors in the direction of propagation
8. electronics
a. 
(of a circuit) consisting of transistors and valves
b. 
(of an integrated circuit) consisting of one or more fully integrated circuits and other components, attached to a ceramic substrate
Compare monolithic (sense 3)

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Hybrid

see synonyms of hybrid
noun
1. 
the offspring produced by crossing two individuals of unlike genetic constitution; specif., the offspring of two animals or plants of different races, varieties, species, etc.
2. 
anything of mixed origin, unlike parts, etc.
3.  Linguistics
a word made up of elements originally from different languages, as companionway
adjective
4. 
of, or having the nature of, a hybrid

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Hybrid

see synonyms of hybrid
n.
1. Genetics The offspring of genetically dissimilar parents or stock, especially the offspring produced by breeding plants or animals of different varieties, species, or races.
2.
a. Something of mixed origin or composition, such as a word whose elements are derived from different languages.
b. Something having two kinds of components that produce the same or similar results, such as a vehicle powered by both an electric motor and an internal combustion engine as sources of power for the drivetrain.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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