- conflation
- conflation 1620s, from L.L. conflationem (nom. conflatio), noun of action from conflare (see CONFLATE (Cf. conflate)).
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Conflation — Con*fla tion, n. [L. conflatio.] 1. A blowing together, as of many instruments in a concert, or of many fires in a foundry. [R.] Bacon. [1913 Webster] 2. a fusing together; merger of two or more things or ideas into one. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Conflation — (v. lat.), Schmelzung … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Conflation — Conflation, lat., Schmelzung durch Feuer … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
conflation — index merger Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
conflation — [kən flā′shən] n. [ME conflacioun < LL conflatio < L conflare, to blow together < com , together + flare, to BLOW1] a combining, as of two variant readings of a text into a composite reading … English World dictionary
Conflation — For other uses, see Conflation (disambiguation). Flag of the Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports, a heraldic emblem which displays conflated or con joined images. Conflation occurs when the identities of two or more individuals, concepts, or places,… … Wikipedia
conflation — conflate ► VERB ▪ combine into one. DERIVATIVES conflation noun. ORIGIN Latin conflare kindle, fuse … English terms dictionary
conflation — kənˈflāshən noun ( s) Etymology: Late Latin conflation , conflatio, from Latin conflatus + ion , io ion : the process or result of conflating : blend, fusion; especially : a composite reading or text … Useful english dictionary
Conflation (disambiguation) — Conflation occurs when the identities of two or more individuals, concepts, or places, sharing some characteristics of one another, become confused until there seems to be only a single identity Conflation may also refer to: Conflation of… … Wikipedia
Conflation of Readings — Conflation of Readings, intentional changes in the text made by the scribe, who used two or more manuscripts with two or more textual variants and created another textual form. The term is used in New Testament textual critic. Fenton Hort gave… … Wikipedia
