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conflation

noun
/kənˈfleɪʃən/

Etymology

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

  1. derived from cōnflātus
  2. borrowed from cōnflātiō

Definitions

  1. A blowing or fusing together, as of many instruments in a concert, or of many fires in a…

    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…

    A blend or fusion, especially a composite reading or text formed by combining the material of two or more texts into a single text.

    • The conflation of the legitimate and peaceful expression of nationalist beliefs with acts of terrorism and other crimes

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Derived

deconflation

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for conflation. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA