syncretic meaning

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syncretic (adjective): relating to a historical tendency for a language to reduce its use of inflections.

syncretic has 2 meanings in this dictionary.

syncretic as an adjective

  1. relating to a historical tendency for a language to reduce its use of inflections
    • modern English is a syncretic language

    Synonyms: syncretical, syncretistic, syncretistical

    Related forms: syncretism

  2. of or characterized by syncretism

    Synonyms: syncretical, syncretistic, syncretistical

    Related forms: syncretism

Word lists: words starting with SY · words ending in IC · 9-letter words

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