transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsiŋ-krə-ˌti-zəm, ˈsin- ]
noun
Etymology: New Latin syncretismus, from Greek synkrētismos federation of Cretan cities, from syn- + Krēt-, Krēs Cretan
Date: 1618
1. : the combination of different forms of belief or practice
2. : the fusion of two or more originally different inflectional forms
• syn·cre·tist -tist noun or adjective
• syn·cre·tis·tic ˌsiŋ-krə-ˈtis-tik, ˌsin- adjective