Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hybridism

/ˈhaɪbɹɪdɪzm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hy-bridism
IPA: /ˈhaɪbɹɪdɪzm/

20

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state of being hybrid.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The production of hybrids by cross-breeding.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The formation of a hybrid, a word from elements of different languages.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English hybrid Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English hybridism From hybrid + -ism.

Usage

Inflected Forms

hybridisms (plural)

Synonyms

hybridity hybridness mongrelhood

Questions

How do you pronounce hybridism?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhaɪbɹɪdɪzm/.
What does hybridism mean?: The state of being hybrid.
Where does hybridism come from?: Etymology tree English hybrid Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English hybridism From hybrid + -ism.

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