hybrid
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- noun
- /ˈhaɪbrɪd/
- Specialized
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híbrido léxico
- The word jubilee, as used in modern English, proves on examination to be a curious linguistic hybrid, an amalgam of Hebrew and Latin.
It was kind of like a hybrid of English and like some sort of Sasquatch language.
- It was kind of like a hybrid of English and like some sort of Sasquatch language.
Examples
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The tablets are inscribed in a script that is a hybrid of Akkadian, a Mesopotamian language, and Hurrian, which was probably the original language of what is today eastern Turkey and the Caucasus.
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From a linguistic point of view, most, if not all, languages are "creole" and "hybrid" in the sense that they are not lexically or grammatically pure.
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Rather than representing hybrids, such types might constitute unique forms.
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The hybrid languages I have in mind are instead languages that permit a mix of linear text and non-linear graphics.
Blog text (8) -
His novels, short stories, and poems in standard English were for years overlooked in favor of his dialect pieces, a dialect that was essentially a hybrid reflecting what his mother had told him and his love for the Hoosier dialect of James Whitcomb Riley.
Academic text (1992) -
In early 1952, Urdu—a hybrid of Persian and Sanskrit written in the Arabic script, which evolved during the centuries of Muslim rule in Hindu-majority northern India—was sought to be made the national language.
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The term hybrid combines elements from different languages, showcasing the rich diversity of linguistic evolution.
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In linguistics, a hybrid word often merges components from distinct languages to create new meanings.
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The word hybrid describes a combination of various linguistic roots, illustrating how languages can evolve together.
Synonyms
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4.0
A word made by joining parts of two words, like 'brunch'
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A new word made by joining parts of two words like brunch
A word that combines parts from different languages like Greek and Latin
A word that uses parts from different languages
Compounds
- Specialized
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6.1
Greater growth, health, or amount produced in young plants and animals from two different parents
- Slang
A fruit made by changing its genes or by breeding two different fruits that people see as unnatural
- Specialized
A garden flower made by crossing two different petunias with single or double bright blooms
- Specialized
A garden plant that grows from a thick underground stem and has large colorful flowers
Surface Forms
Etymology
A hybrid word is like the original Latin hybrida that mixed two kinds of animals, so a linguistic hybrid 'mixes' parts from different languages, for example joining Greek and Latin pieces in one word.