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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

outbreeding

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.43 in modern English

Syllables
out-breed-ing
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The breeding of unrelated (or only distantly related) individuals.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The mating of people from different groups (especially as a result of social proscription).

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úd Proto-Germanic *ūt Proto-Germanic *ūt- Old English ūt- Middle English ut- English out- English breeding English outbreeding From out- + breeding.

Usage

Inflected Forms

outbreedings (plural)

Questions

What does outbreeding mean?
The breeding of unrelated (or only distantly related) individuals.
Where does outbreeding come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úd Proto-Germanic *ūt Proto-Germanic *ūt- Old English ūt- Middle English ut- English out- English breeding English outbreeding From out- + breeding.

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