syn·cre·tism (s
ng
kr-tz
m, sn-)
n.
1. Reconciliation or fusion of differing systems of
belief, as in philosophy or religion, especially when success is partial or the
result is heterogeneous.
2. Linguistics The merging of two or more
originally different inflectional forms.
[Greek sunkr
tismos, union, from
sunkrtizein, to unite (in the
manner of the Cretan cities) : sun-, syn- + Krs, Krt-,
Cretan.]
tismos, union, from
sunkrtizein, to unite (in the
manner of the Cretan cities) : sun-, syn- + Krs, Krt-,
Cretan.]
syn·cretic (-kr
tk), syncre·tistic (-kr-tstk) adj.
ic (-krtk), syncre·tistic (-kr-tstk) adj.
syncre·tist n.
cre·tist n.
Sister Jen speaks Teenspeak, a syncretic language derived from English and the linguistic demands of teenage culture.
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