different between inflection vs syncretistic
inflection
- For inflection templates, see Wiktionary:Inflection templates.
English
Alternative forms
- inflexion
Etymology
From the English inflexion, from Middle French inflexion, from Latin inflexio, inflexionis (“a bending away from”); the spelling inflection is due to influence from correction.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?n?fl?k??n/
- Rhymes: -?k??n
- Hyphenation: in?flec?tion
Noun
inflection (countable and uncountable, plural inflections)
- (grammar) A change in the form of a word to express different grammatical categories.
- A change in pitch or tone of voice.
- (mathematics) A change in curvature from concave to convex or from convex to concave.
- A turning away from a straight course.
- (optometry) diffraction
Synonyms
- flection, flexion
Hyponyms
- (grammar): conjugation
- (grammar): declension, declination
Related terms
- inflect
- inflected
Translations
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syncretistic
English
Etymology
syncret(ism) +? -istic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?s??k???t?st?k/
Adjective
syncretistic (comparative more syncretistic, superlative most syncretistic)
- Relating to a historical tendency for a language (such as English) to reduce its use of inflection.
- Relating to the merging of two ideals, organizations or languages into one.
Related terms
- syncretism
syncretistic From the web:
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- what is syncretism in swahili
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