conflation

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

/kənˈfleɪʃən/

Word forms

conflation conflations

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin cōnflātiō, from Latin cōnflātus. By surface analysis, conflate + -ion.

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