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cross-pollination

noun/ˌkrɒsˌpɒlɪˈneɪʃən/

C1CEFR level
65/100Rarity: rare
TechnicalRegister

The exchange of ideas and practices between separate groups to mutual benefit.

Rotating engineers through support created a cross-pollination that surfaced dozens of fixes.

Similar: exchange

Topic: Management & organisation in Business English

Rarity runs from 0 (a word everyone knows) to 100 (almost never seen outside specialist or literary writing). Level is the word's real difficulty on the CEFR scale, from A1 to C2.

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