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Zwitterwort — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • hybrid noun The offspring produced by crossing two different species, breeds, or varieties.

Senses

Zwitterwort is used for these senses in English:

  • hybrid (linguistics) A word whose elements are derived from different languages.

hybrid — full definition

  1. noun The offspring produced by crossing two different species, breeds, or varieties.
  2. noun Anything made by combining two different things, especially so it gets the benefits of both.
  3. adj Made up of two different types or origins combined together.

Related German words