ADJECTIVE | pert | syncretic, syncretical, syncretistic, syncretistical | relating to a historical tendency for a language to reduce its use of inflections |
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pert | syncretic, syncretical, syncretistic, syncretistical | of or characterized by syncretism |
Meaning | relating to a historical tendency for a language to reduce its use of inflections. | |
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Example | "modern English is a syncretic language" | |
Synonyms | syncretical, syncretistic, syncretistical | |
Nouns | syncretism | the fusion of originally / originally different inflected forms (resulting in a reduction in the use of inflections) |
Meaning | Of or characterized by syncretism. | |
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Synonyms | syncretical, syncretistic, syncretistical | |
Nouns | syncretism | the union (or attempted fusion) of different systems of thought or belief (especially in religion or philosophy) |
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