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Syncretic

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Adjective

1. syncretic, syncretical, syncretistic, syncretistical

relating to a historical tendency for a language to reduce its use of inflections

Example Sentences:
'modern English is a syncretic language'

2. syncretic, syncretical, syncretistic, syncretistical

of or characterized by syncretism

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Syncretic

see synonyms of syncretic
noun
1. 
the tendency to syncretize
2. 
the historical tendency of languages to reduce their use of inflection, as in the development of Old English with all its case endings into Modern English

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Syncretic

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noun
1. 
a combination, reconciliation, or coalescence of varying, often mutually opposed beliefs, principles, or practices, esp. those of various religions, into a new conglomerate whole typically marked by internal inconsistencies
2.  Linguistics
a. 
the merging into one of two or more differently inflected forms
b. 
the resulting identity between two or more inflected forms of a word (Ex.: past tense twisted in “She twisted the handle” and past participle twisted in “the twisted vine”)

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Syncretic

see synonyms of syncretic
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.

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