how to pronounce hybrid

/ˈhaɪ.bɹɪd/

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hybrid is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of hybrid in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… alternative or hybrid fuel types to …”

meanings of hybrid

noun:

A bicycle that is a compromise between a road bike and a mountain bike.
A golf club that combines the characteristics of an iron and a wood.
Offspring resulting from cross-breeding different entities, e.g. two different species or two purebred parent strains.
A word whose elements are derived from different languages.
A computer that is part analog computer and part digital computer.
A hybrid vehicle (especially a car), one that runs on both fuel (gasoline/diesel) and electricity (battery or energy from the sun).
An electronic circuit constructed of individual devices bonded to a substrate or PCB.
Something of mixed origin or composition; often, a tool or technology that combines the benefits of formerly separate tools or technologies.

adjective:

Consisting of diverse 'hybridized' components.

hybrid frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word hybrid occurs in english on average 6.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics hybrid can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that hybrid can be often used in the following areas:

1) education, science, and technology;

2) transport and travel;