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cross-fertilization

NOUN
  1. interchange between different cultures or different ways of thinking that is mutually productive and beneficial
    the cross-fertilization of science and the creative arts
  2. fertilization by the union of male and female gametes from different individual of the same species

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  • Indeed, program sponsors and resource sponsors can also affect cross-fertilization of efforts within their domains.
  • Whatever happens in those countries, the move will facilitate cross-fertilization among radical groups in Turkey. Beware the 'Turkish Model'
  • Inevitably, there is a degree of cross-fertilization, anthologizing being by its very nature cannibalistic. The Times Literary Supplement
  • the cross-fertilization of science and the creative arts
  • The characteristic feature of the new view of unity was the idea of cross-fertilization, instantiated in the creation of war-boosted inter-disciplines such as cybernetics, computation, electro-acoustics, psycho-acoustics, neutronics, game theory, and biophysics. The Unity of Science
  • We envision cross-fertilization with other kinds of assessments (business process, value chain, management, architecture, and metrics) to impact more completely the value for the organization.
  • But it's almost too easy to groove on the known when you can discover an Andre Derain ( "Portrait of an Unknown Man Reading a Newspaper," 1914) that almost fools you into thinking it's a Modigliani; stunning portraits by Kees Van Dongen and Felix Valloton; Maurice Denis reminding you of relationships to Puvis de Chavannes; and endless other tantalizing cross-fertilizations. Art Inseparable From Politics
  • Flowers of this species are protogynous, visited by a good variety of insects, and capable of both self-and cross-fertilization.
  • He noted that this is an example of cross-fertilization of ideas. Reporters Uncensored: Philanthropy and Economic Development Boosted by Global Irish Tribe
  • In his book on orchids he documents the elaborate frills and furbelows, gimmicks and traps, that lure and exploit insect pollinators, thereby ensuring cross-fertilization.
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