hybridism
Blending different origins
Hybridism is the state or condition of being a hybrid—the result of crossing different varieties, breeds, or species.
The term appears in biological contexts discussing crossbreeding: The hybridism of these plant species produced unexpected traits.
It can also describe cultural or conceptual mixing: The hybridism of Eastern and Western influences shaped the architecture.
Mating unlike organisms
- interbreedingMating between distinct populations
- cross-fertilizationMixing genes from separate sources
- outcrossingBreeding unrelated same-species individuals
- backcrossHybrid-to-parent mating
cross-pollination · recombination · allele · genotype · phenotype · inheritance · dominant · recessive
Coexistence of diverse traditions
- syncretismFusion of different beliefs
- creolizationPidgin maturing into mother tongue
- fusionJoining into unity
- blendingCombining into uniformity
cosmopolitanism · integration · melting-pot · mosaic · acculturation · cultural exchange · diaspora · code-switching
Formation of distinct species
- interspeciesBetween different species
- muleEquine hybrid, often sterile
- ligerHybrid of two big cats
- tigonStriped-maned cat cross
fertile · sterile · offspring · parentage · lineage · grafting · chimera
Nativized pidgin tongue
Joining into unity
- genre-blendingMixing artistic categories
- cross-genreCombining distinct artistic categories
- mixed mediaArt combining diverse materials
- interdisciplinaryCombining distinct fields
experimental · avant-garde · pastiche · collage · mashup · remix · fusion cuisine · world music
crossbreeding
Mating unlike organisms
- interbreedingMating between distinct populations
- cross-fertilizationMixing genes from separate sources
- outcrossingBreeding unrelated same-species individuals
backcross · cross-pollination · recombination · allele · genotype · phenotype · inheritance · dominant · recessive · monohybrid
multiculturalism
Coexistence of diverse traditions
- syncretismFusion of different beliefs
- creolizationPidgin maturing into mother tongue
- fusionJoining into unity
blending · cosmopolitanism · integration · melting-pot · mosaic · acculturation · cultural exchange · diaspora · code-switching · bilingualism
speciation
Formation of distinct species
- interspeciesBetween different species
- muleEquine hybrid, often sterile
- ligerHybrid of two big cats
tigon · fertile · sterile · offspring · parentage · lineage · grafting · chimera
creole
Nativized pidgin tongue
- pidginImprovised contact language
- loanwordImported vocabulary item
- calqueBorrowed phrase translated literally
borrowing · neologism · portmanteau · Spanglish · lingua franca
fusion
Joining into unity
- genre-blendingMixing artistic categories
- cross-genreCombining distinct artistic categories
- mixed mediaArt combining diverse materials
interdisciplinary · experimental · avant-garde · pastiche · collage · mashup · remix · fusion cuisine · world music · Afrofuturism
hybridismpurebred
Of single breed ancestry
pedigree · genetic purity · linebreeding · inbreeding · homozygosity
hybridismpurity
Uncontaminated quality
homogeneity · unmixed · purism · uniformity · monism
hybridismpurism
Insistence on correctness
essentialism · separatism · traditionalism · nativism · authenticity
- cultural hybridityMixing of distinct traditions
- sp2 hybridizationThree equivalent orbital mixing
- linguistic hybridityFusion of language elements
- sp hybridizationMixing s and p orbitals
- sp3 hybridizationFour identical orbital lobes
hybridization, hybridize, hybridity, hybridized, hybridizing, hybridizer, hybridizes