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[ kuhn-fley-shuhn ] / kənˈfleɪ ʃən / SEE SYNONYMS FOR conflation ON THESAURUS.COM
nounthe process or result of fusing items into one entity; fusion; amalgamation. Bibliography. - the combination of two variant texts into a new one.
- the text resulting from such a combination.
Origin of conflationFirst recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English word from Late Latin word conflātiō.See conflate, -ion Words nearby conflationConfiteor, confiture, conflagrant, conflagration, conflate, conflation, conflict, conflicted, conflicting, conflict of interest, conflict of laws Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for conflationConflation of the words “intervention” and “invasion” needlessly stymie debate. Why Drones Don’t Cut It in Syria|Robert Caruso|September 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST The conflation of anti-Semitism and anti-Israel sentiments is nothing new. Is Twitter Trolling Making the Israel-Palestine Conflict Worse?|Emily Shire|July 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST Opponents saw her as a Trojan Horse for the ousted president, dubbing her Xiomel, a conflation of the couple's nicknames. Honduras Presidential Election Passes Over Chavez Loyalists|Mac Margolis|November 27, 2013|DAILY BEAST This is a mind-bending level of conflation and oversimplification. What the Heck Is Romney Saying About the Economy?|Jesse Singal|August 14, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Q. Robert, does the president not have any concern about the conflation of entertainment comedy and politics? Obama's Last Laugh|Howard Kurtz|October 28, 2010|DAILY BEAST If his eight picked examples can be thus demolished, then surely the theory of Conflation must be utterly unsound. The Causes of the Corruption of the Traditional Text of the Holy Gospels|John Burgon It is quite obvious that the story as we have it is a conflation of two versions of the anecdote. The Latin & Irish Lives of Ciaran|Anonymous Omissions are now left to us, of which the greater specimens can hardly have been produced by Conflation. The Causes of the Corruption of the Traditional Text of the Holy Gospels|John Burgon The Academica, as they have come down to us, are a conflation from the two editions of this work. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3|Various If Dr. Hort's theory of Conflation had been sounder, there would have been no lack of examples. The Causes of the Corruption of the Traditional Text of the Holy Gospels|John Burgon
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