hybridity en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /haɪˈbɹɪdɪti/
Etymology
Etymology tree English hybrid Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English hybridity From hybrid + -ity.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) Synonym of hybridism.
One reason for the popularity of portmanteau words in naming language hybrids may be the fact that the names themselves embody a type of hybridity.
2018, James Lambert, “A multitude of ‘lishes’: The nomenclature of hybridity”, in English World-Wide, page 10:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| hybridities | Number=Plur | lexicographic |