Hybrid — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

a composite of mixed origin

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/hˌoʊmoʊstili/

🇬🇧British English

/hˈaɪbɹɪd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/hˈaɪbɹɪd/

2 syllables Say it as /hˌoʊmoʊstili/.

Examples

the vice-presidency is a hybrid of administrative and legislative offices
a mule is a cross between a horse and a donkey

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

loan-blend intercrossed crossbreed loanblend cross

Parts of Speech

noun	a word that is composed of parts from different languages (e.g., `monolingual' has a Greek prefix and a Latin root)
noun	a composite of mixed origin “the vice-presidency is a hybrid of administrative and legislative offices”
noun	(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 “a mule is a cross between a horse and a donkey”
adjective	produced by crossbreeding

Word Forms

hybridize	verb	breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties
hybrid	adjective	produced by crossbreeding
crossbreed	verb	breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties
cross	verb	breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties
hybrid	noun	(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

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

hybride

un mot composé de parties de différentes langues (par exemple, « monolingue » a un préfixe grec et une racine latine)

🇪🇸Spanish

híbrido

una palabra que se compone de partes de diferentes idiomas (por ejemplo, "monolingüe" tiene un prefijo griego y una raíz latina)

🇮🇹Italian

ibrido

una parola composta da parti di lingue diverse (ad esempio, "monolingue" ha un prefisso greco e una radice latina)

🇳🇱Dutch

hybride

een woord dat is samengesteld uit delen uit verschillende talen (bijvoorbeeld 'eentalig' heeft een Grieks voorvoegsel en een Latijnse wortel)

🇵🇹Portuguese

híbrido

uma palavra composta de partes de diferentes idiomas (por exemplo, `monolíngue' tem um prefixo grego e uma raiz latina)

🇷🇺Russian

гибридный

слово, состоящее из частей разных языков (например, слово «одноязычный» имеет греческий префикс и латинский корень)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

हाइब्रिड

एक शब्द जो विभिन्न भाषाओं के हिस्सों से बना है (उदाहरण के लिए, 'मोनोलिंगुअल' में ग्रीक उपसर्ग और लैटिन मूल है)

🇧🇩Bengali

হাইব্রিড

একটি শব্দ যা বিভিন্ন ভাষার অংশ নিয়ে গঠিত (যেমন, 'একভাষিক' এর একটি গ্রীক উপসর্গ এবং একটি ল্যাটিন মূল রয়েছে)

🇮🇳Tamil

கலப்பு

🇮🇳Telugu

హైబ్రిడ్

వివిధ భాషలకు చెందిన భాగాలతో కూడిన పదం (ఉదా., `ఏకభాష'లో గ్రీకు ఉపసర్గ మరియు లాటిన్ మూలం ఉన్నాయి)

🇮🇳Marathi

संकरित

एक शब्द जो वेगवेगळ्या भाषांमधील भागांनी बनलेला आहे (उदा. 'मोनोलिंगुअल' ला ग्रीक उपसर्ग आणि लॅटिन मूळ आहे)

🇮🇳Gujarati

વર્ણસંકર

એક શબ્દ જે વિવિધ ભાષાઓના ભાગોથી બનેલો છે (દા.ત., 'મોનોલિંગ્યુઅલ' ગ્રીક ઉપસર્ગ અને લેટિન મૂળ ધરાવે છે)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹೈಬ್ರಿಡ್

ವಿವಿಧ ಭಾಷೆಗಳ ಭಾಗಗಳಿಂದ ಕೂಡಿದ ಪದ (ಉದಾಹರಣೆಗೆ, `ಏಕಭಾಷಾ' ಗ್ರೀಕ್ ಪೂರ್ವಪ್ರತ್ಯಯ ಮತ್ತು ಲ್ಯಾಟಿನ್ ಮೂಲವನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿದೆ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഹൈബ്രിഡ്

വ്യത്യസ്‌ത ഭാഷകളിൽ നിന്നുള്ള ഭാഗങ്ങൾ ചേർന്ന ഒരു വാക്ക് (ഉദാ. 'ഏകഭാഷ' എന്നതിന് ഗ്രീക്ക് പ്രിഫിക്സും ലാറ്റിൻ റൂട്ടും ഉണ്ട്)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਹਾਈਬ੍ਰਿਡ

ਇੱਕ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਜੋ ਵੱਖ-ਵੱਖ ਭਾਸ਼ਾਵਾਂ ਦੇ ਭਾਗਾਂ ਤੋਂ ਬਣਿਆ ਹੈ (ਉਦਾਹਰਨ ਲਈ, 'ਮੋਨੋਲਿੰਗੁਅਲ' ਦਾ ਇੱਕ ਯੂਨਾਨੀ ਅਗੇਤਰ ਅਤੇ ਇੱਕ ਲਾਤੀਨੀ ਮੂਲ ਹੈ)

🇵🇰Urdu

ہائبرڈ

ایک ایسا لفظ جو مختلف زبانوں کے حصوں پر مشتمل ہے (مثال کے طور پر، 'monolingual' کا یونانی سابقہ اور ایک لاطینی جڑ ہے)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

杂交种

由不同语言的部分组成的单词（例如，“monolingual”具有希腊语前缀和拉丁语词根）

🇯🇵Japanese

ハイブリッド

異なる言語の部分で構成される単語 (例: 「モノリンガル」はギリシャ語の接頭辞とラテン語の語根を持ちます)

🇰🇷Korean

잡종

다른 언어의 부분들로 구성된 단어(예: 'monolingual'에는 그리스어 접두사와 라틴어 어근이 있음)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

lai

một từ bao gồm các phần từ các ngôn ngữ khác nhau (ví dụ: `đơn ngữ' có tiền tố tiếng Hy Lạp và gốc Latinh)

🇹🇭Thai

ไฮบริด

คำที่ประกอบด้วยส่วนต่างๆ จากภาษาต่างๆ (เช่น 'monolingual' มีคำนำหน้าภาษากรีกและรากภาษาละติน)

🇮🇩Indonesian

hibrida

sebuah kata yang terdiri dari bagian-bagian dari bahasa yang berbeda (misalnya, `monolingual' memiliki awalan Yunani dan akar kata Latin)

🇲🇾Malay

kacukan

perkataan yang terdiri daripada bahagian daripada bahasa yang berbeza (cth., `monolingual' mempunyai awalan Yunani dan akar Latin)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

هجين

كلمة تتكون من أجزاء من لغات مختلفة (على سبيل المثال، كلمة "أحادية اللغة" لها بادئة يونانية وجذر لاتيني)

🇮🇷Persian

ترکیبی

کلمه ای که از بخش هایی از زبان های مختلف تشکیل شده است (مثلاً «تک زبانه» پیشوند یونانی و ریشه لاتین دارد)

🇹🇷Turkish

melez

farklı dillerin parçalarından oluşan bir kelime (örneğin, 'tek dilli'nin Yunanca bir ön eki ve Latince kökü vardır)

🇮🇱Hebrew

היברידי

מילה המורכבת מחלקים משפות שונות (לדוגמה, ל'חד-לשוני' יש קידומת יוונית ושורש לטיני)

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What is the primary definition of the word 'hybrid'?

The primary meaning of 'hybrid' is '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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Using 'hybrid' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'hybrid' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'hybrid' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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