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syncretistic
syn·cre·tism S0965900 (sĭng′krĭ-tĭz′əm, sĭn′-)n.1. Reconciliation or fusion of differing systems of belief, as in philosophy or religion, especially when success is partial or the result is heterogeneous.2. Linguistics The merging of two or more originally different inflectional forms.
[Greek sunkrētismos, union, from sunkrētizein, to unite (in the manner of the Cretan cities) : sun-, syn- + Krēs, Krēt-, Cretan.]
syn·cret′ic (-krĕt′ĭk), syn′cre·tis′tic (-krĭ-tĭs′tĭk) adj.syn′cre·tist n.Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | syncretistic - relating to a historical tendency for a language to reduce its use of inflections; "modern English is a syncretic language"syncretic, syncretical, syncretistical | | 2. | syncretistic - of or characterized by syncretismsyncretic, syncretical, syncretistical |
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Synonyms for syncretisticadj relating to a historical tendency for a language to reduce its use of inflectionsSynonyms- syncretic
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adj of or characterized by syncretismSynonyms- syncretic
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