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conflation.

A blowing or fusing together, as of many instruments in a concert, or of many fires in a foundry.

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Meaning & usage

noun/kənˈfleɪʃən/
  1. A blowing or fusing together, as of many instruments in a concert, or of many fires in a foundry.

    countable
  2. A blend or fusion, especially a composite reading or text formed by combining the material of two or more texts into a single text.

    uncountable
    The conflation of the legitimate and peaceful expression of nationalist beliefs with acts of terrorism and other crimes
Where this word comes from

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

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