Etymology

conflation

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Today it means: A blowing or fusing together, as of many instruments in a concert, or of many fires in a foundry. Full definition →

Late Latin cōnflātiō ← Latin cōnflātus
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  1. Latin · derived fromcōnflātus
  2. Late Latin · borrowed fromcōnflātiō
  3. English todayconflation

Borrowed from Late Latin cōnflātiō, from Latin cōnflātus. By surface analysis, conflate + -ion.

Words from the same roots

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