"syncretistic" meaning in All languages combined

See syncretistic on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˌsɪŋkɹəˈtɪstɪk/ Forms: more syncretistic [comparative], most syncretistic [superlative]
Etymology: syncret(ism) + -istic Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|syncretism|istic|alt1=syncret(ism)}} syncret(ism) + -istic Head templates: {{en-adj}} syncretistic (comparative more syncretistic, superlative most syncretistic)
  1. Relating to the merging of two ideals, organizations or languages into one.
    Sense id: en-syncretistic-en-adj-1pYkrb2t
  2. (linguistics) Relating to a historical tendency for a language (such as English) to reduce its use of inflection. Categories (topical): Linguistics
    Sense id: en-syncretistic-en-adj-wShUrqxa Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -istic Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 72 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -istic: 12 88 Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: syncretism

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