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Syncretism
01
the merging of diverse cultural elements, styles, or traditions to create something unique
Examples
The city 's fashion scene reflects a syncretism of global styles and local traditions.
02
the merging of distinct inflected forms of a word into a single form, resulting in fewer grammatical distinctions
Examples
In Latin, syncretism caused several case endings to become identical.
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