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Meaning of outbreeding | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

  1. The breeding of unrelated (or only distantly related) individuals.
    countable, uncountable
  2. The mating of people from different groups (especially as a result of social proscription).
    countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Suomi risteytysjalostus

Examples

“Outbreeding is a positive thing, because of the wider gene pool.”
“Outbreeding hinders earnest studies of archaeogenetics, making it thorny to know⟳ precisely about ancient populations, migrations and linguistic groups.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

outbrother outbudding Outbuilding outbulge Outburst outburst flood

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