Definitions For Conflation

Noun

CONFLATION. (countable and uncountable, plural CONFLATIONs) (countable) A blowing or fuse, fusing together, as of many instruments in a concert, or of many fires in a foundry. (uncountable) A blend or fusion, especially a composite reading or text formed by combine, combining the material of two or more texts into a single text.

Related terms

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Translations

German: Verschmelzung Russian: объединение, n, соединение, n, слияние, n

Etymology

Borrowed from {{bor, en, LL., conflatio, conflatio, conflationem}}, from {{der, en, la, conflatus}}.

Is Conflation a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
15
Words with Friends
19

The word Conflation is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Conflation in a Sentence

  • The word “robustious” is probably a conflation of “robust” and “boisterous”

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