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outbreeding

n.

1. the mating of humans who are unrelated or who originate from different groups. It is thus the converse of inbreeding.

2. the mating of a nonhuman animal with an unrelated or distantly related member of the same species. This may produce hybrid vigor. Also called crossbreeding.

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vowel

n.

1. a voiced speech sound that is produced when the breath stream vibrating the vocal cords has unobstructed passage through the vocal tract.

2. one of the letters of the alphabet used to represent these sounds in writing. Compare consonant.