单词 | syncretism |
释义 | Word Frequency syncretism(ˈsɪŋkrɪˌtɪzəm) noun 1. the tendency to syncretize 2. the historical tendency of languages to reduce their use of inflection, as in the development of Old English with all its case endings into Modern English Derived forms syncretic (sɪŋˈkrɛtɪk) or syncretistic (ˌsyncreˈtistic) adjective syncretist (ˈsyncretist) noun Word origin C17: from New Latin syncrētismus, from Greek sunkrētismos alliance of Cretans, from sunkrētizein to join forces (in the manner of the Cretan towns), from syn- + Krēs a Cretan |
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