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hybrid

n. countable
B2 Upper Intermediate US //ˈhaɪbɹəd// UK //hˈaɪbɹɪd// hy·brid

n. something that is a mix of two different things. You use this for cars that use both gas and electricity, or plants made from two different types.

n. an offspring of two animals or plants of different breeds, varieties, or species; by extension, anything derived from heterogeneous sources or composed of mixed elements.


SIMPLE

This car is a hybrid that runs on both petrol and electricity.

CONTEXTUAL

The new office policy is a hybrid of remote work and traditional in-person attendance.

COMPLEX

Biologists discovered that the local population was actually a fertile hybrid, possessing genetic markers from both the coastal and mountain varieties of the wildflower.

Synonyms
Origin

From Latin hybrida, a variant of hibrida (“a mongrel; specifically, an offspring of a tame sow and a wild boar”). Attested since 1601, but rare before c. 1850.

Usage

Commonly used as a modifier before other nouns, such as 'hybrid car' or 'hybrid model'.

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