hybridism

[ hahy-bri-diz-uhm ]

noun

1. Also hy·brid·i·ty [] the quality or condition of being hybrid.
2. the production of hybrids.

Word History and Origins

Origin of hybridism¹

First recorded in 1835–45; hybrid + -ism

Example Sentences

The greatest students of hybridism to-day confirm Spencer's surmise.

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A closer scrutiny of the facts, however, makes the term hybridism less isolated and more vague.

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However, the disposition to hybridism varies considerably, and depends on the unknown laws of sexual affinity.

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Coast peoples tend to show something more than the hybridism resulting from the mingling of two stocks.

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Hybridism is the commonest fault that accompanies the introduction of new words.

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