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noun syn·cre·tism \ ˈsiŋ-krə-ˌti-zəm , ˈsin- \

Definition of syncretism

1 :the combination of different forms of belief or practice
2 :the fusion of two or more originally different inflectional forms
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syncretistic

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Origin and Etymology of syncretism

New Latin syncretismus, from Greek synkrētismos federation of Cretan cities, from syn- + Krēt-, Krēs Cretan

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ablaut, allusion, anacoluthon, diacritic, gerund, idiom, infinitive, metaphor, semiotics, simile

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