syncretic

Definitions of syncretic
  1. adjective
    of or characterized by syncretism
    synonyms: syncretical, syncretistic, syncretistical
  2. adjective
    relating to a historical tendency for a language to reduce its use of inflections
    “modern English is a syncretic language”
    synonyms: syncretical, syncretistic, syncretistical
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