About The Word Heterosis
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Heterosis
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What's The Definition Of Heterosis?Synonyms | Synonyms for Heterosis: Related Terms | Find terms related to Heterosis: See Also | Heterosis In Webster's Dictionary \Het`e*ro"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? alteration, fr. ?
other, different.] (Rhet.)
A figure of speech by which one form of a noun, verb, or
pronoun, and the like, is used for another, as in the
sentence: ``What is life to such as me?'' --Aytoun.
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