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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (2)

1. relating to a historical tendency for a language to reduce its use of inflections;
- Example: "modern English is a syncretic language"
[syn: syncretic, syncretical, syncretistic, syncretistical]

2. of or characterized by syncretism;
[syn: syncretic, syncretical, syncretistic, syncretistical]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Syncretic \Syn*cret"ic\, a. Uniting and blending together different systems, as of philosophy, morals, or religion. --Smart. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

syncretic adj 1: relating to a historical tendency for a language to reduce its use of inflections; "modern English is a syncretic language" [syn: syncretic, syncretical, syncretistic, syncretistical] 2: of or characterized by syncretism [syn: syncretic, syncretical, syncretistic, syncretistical]