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hybridism

American  
[hahy-bri-diz-uhm] / ˈhaɪ brɪˌdɪz əm /

noun

  1. Also hybridity the quality or condition of being hybrid.

  2. the production of hybrids.


Etymology

Origin of hybridism

First recorded in 1835–45; hybrid + -ism


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For Kej the hybridism feels as natural as conversation - he sees no merit in keeping traditional and modern music separate.

From BBC ● Feb. 17, 2023

It’s an enormous struggle and I think that he comes to a place where he finally accepts his hybridism.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 26, 2021

“The Second,” his new album, takes this hybridism as gospel, extending the premise in a shroud of self-possession.

From New York Times ● Aug. 26, 2016

Irakere was a force for cultural hybridism from the start, a clutch of virtuosos — like the multi-reedist Paquito D’Rivera, the trumpeter Arturo Sandoval and the guitarist Carlos Emilio Morales — engaging with multiple traditions.

From New York Times ● Nov. 1, 2015

But, nevertheless, I unquestionably found a good deal of what may be called national hybridism in St. Meuse.

From Camps, Quarters, and Casual Places by Archibald Forbes

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