conflation

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Late Latin cōnflātiō, from Latin cōnflātus. By surface analysis, conflate +‎ -ion. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kənˈfleɪʃən/ Rhymes: -eɪʃən === Noun === conflation (countable and uncountable, plural conflations) (countable) A blowing or fusing together, as of many instruments in a concert, or of many fires in a foundry. (uncountable) A blend or fusion, especially a composite reading or text formed by combining the material of two or more texts into a single text. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== conflate ==== Translations ====