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nounsyncresis (uncountable)
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nounSynonym of syncretism.
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Back-formation from syncretic, via a surface analysis by which the pattern of -esis (n) and -etic (adj) is involved, as it is (synchronically validly) with other analogous pairs (e.g., emesis and emetic; diaphoresis and diaphoretic; similarly, catachresis and catachrestic).
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syncresis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/syncresis
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“syncresis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/syncresis. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “syncresis,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/syncresis.
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