Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Fertilization by the union of gametes from different individuals, sometimes of different varieties or species.
- noun Mutual exchange, as between dissimilar concepts, cultures, or classifications, that enhances understanding or produces something beneficial.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In botany, the fertilization of the ovules of one flower by the pollen of another, on the same plant or on another plant of the same species.
- noun In general, the sexual union of two germ-cells from two parent organisms, as contrasted with self-fertilization in plants and in some hermaphrodite animals.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Fertilization by the
union ofgametes of differentplants (sometimes of differentspecies ). - noun by extension The
mutual exchange ofideas orconcepts from different fields for mutualbenefit .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun interchange between different cultures or different ways of thinking that is mutually productive and beneficial
- noun fertilization by the union of male and female gametes from different individual of the same species
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Examples
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Whatever happens in those countries, the move will facilitate cross-fertilization among radical groups in Turkey.
Beware the 'Turkish Model' Soner Cagaptay 2011
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In the 1980s, the early years of the NAR, there was significant cross-fertilization between Reconstructionists and Pentecostalism.
Julie Ingersoll: C. Peter Wagner: Dominion Theology And Postmillennialism On NPR Julie Ingersoll 2011
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He noted that this is an example of cross-fertilization of ideas.
Reporters Uncensored: Philanthropy and Economic Development Boosted by Global Irish Tribe Reporters Uncensored 2011
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He noted that this is an example of cross-fertilization of ideas.
Reporters Uncensored: Philanthropy and Economic Development Boosted by Global Irish Tribe Reporters Uncensored 2011
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He noted that this is an example of cross-fertilization of ideas.
Reporters Uncensored: Philanthropy and Economic Development Boosted by Global Irish Tribe Reporters Uncensored 2011
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It was a vast and happy intermingling of nationalities that settled down in China in 1982 and the years that followed — a tremendous and successful experiment in cross-fertilization.
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"Cowboys & Aliens" has its own cross-fertilization.
Hollywood Frontiers: Outer Space and the Wild West Don Steinberg 2011
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Hence the inclusion of a free industry panel discussion and an ambitious cross-fertilization of genres called "The Medium Formerly Known as Radio: The Evocative Power of Sound," a curated selection of "dramatic audio documentaries."
Life as They Show It Nicolas Rapold 2010
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Mark Shea points out the synergy that results from the cross-fertilization of cultures:
July 6th, 2009 m_francis 2009
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He noted that this is an example of cross-fertilization of ideas.
Reporters Uncensored: Philanthropy and Economic Development Boosted by Global Irish Tribe Reporters Uncensored 2011
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