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hybrid
What does hybrid mean?
hybrid (noun): a composite of mixed origin.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you pronounce hybrid?
/ˈhaɪbɹəd/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does hybrid come from?
From Latin hybrida, a variant of hibrida (“a mongrel; specifically, an offspring of a tame sow and a wild boar”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “hybrid” mean?
a composite of mixed origin
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a person who owns something
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a small amount of something
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the shore of a sea or ocean
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