conflation
Americannoun
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the process or result of fusing items into one entity; fusion; amalgamation.
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the combination of two variant texts into a new one.
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the text resulting from such a combination.
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Etymology
Origin of conflation
First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English word from Late Latin word conflātiō. See conflate, -ion
Example Sentences
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“Wuthering Heights” knew what it was about, and Brontë, despite her lack of firsthand experience in love, had the scripts of normative femininity dead to rights with the book’s relentless conflation of love and torment.
From Salon • Feb. 21, 2026
A dreamy conflation of 1970s soft rock and 80s new wave hooks, it was heralded by the smash hit As It Was, and was showered with awards.
From BBC • Jan. 15, 2026
Unfortunately, the twin evils of antisemitism and Islamophobia are all too familiar and stem from the seductive power of dehumanization and a false conflation of people and their governments.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 6, 2023
A close reading, in fact, reveals a crucial difference, which explodes Thomas’ conflation of the two.
From Slate • Oct. 13, 2023
The assumption of course is that the Syrian reading is a conflation of those of the other two classes, so forming a full but not overburdened clause.
From A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament, Vol. II. by Scrivener, Frederick Henry Ambrose
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