DICTIONARY ENTRY
5 SYLLABLES
cross-fertilization
/'krɔs,fɜrtəlɪ'zeɪʃən/ · krɔsfɜrtəlɪzeɪʃən
Cross-fertilization has 5 syllables: cross-fer · ti · li · za · tion.
cross-fer
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ti
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li
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za
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tion
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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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