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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"I used wording that conflates the actions of the state of Israel with the Jewish community. I am deeply sorry for any hurt caused by that conflation and apologise for any hurt caused by it."
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
That conflation, he says, threatens to blind people to the real threat.
From Salon ● Feb. 20, 2024
“The situation is becoming ever more complex with the conflation of ethnic and regional disputes with the agenda and operations of these groups,” they said.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 1, 2024
The confusion here, I think, stems from the earlier medieval conflation of sorcery with heresy.
From Slate ● Oct. 29, 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 Frederick Henry Ambrose Scrivener
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