conflation

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin conflatio, conflationem, from Latin conflatus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kənˈfleɪʃən/
    Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

conflation (countable and uncountable, plural conflations)

  1. (countable) A blowing or fusing together, as of many instruments in a concert, or of many fires in a foundry.
  2. (uncountable) A blend or fusion, especially a composite reading or text formed by combining the material of two or more texts into a single text.

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