Term: syncretism: the fusion of originally different inflected forms (resulting in a reduction in the use of inflections)
Broader: fusion: the merging of adjacent sounds or syllables or words | Unrelated: pepper: sweet and hot varieties of fruits of plants of the genus Capsicum
Broader: fusion: the merging of adjacent sounds or syllables or words | Unrelated: guardianship: the responsibility of a guardian or keeper
Broader: fusion: the merging of adjacent sounds or syllables or words | Unrelated: back circle: a feat in which an acrobat arches the back from a prone position and bends the knees until the toes touch the head
Broader: fusion: the merging of adjacent sounds or syllables or words | Unrelated: chorale prelude: a composition for organ using a chorale as a basis for variations
Broader: fusion: the merging of adjacent sounds or syllables or words | Unrelated: fumigator: someone whose job is to fumigate
Broader: fusion: the merging of adjacent sounds or syllables or words | Unrelated: inhospitableness: the environmental condition in a region that lacks a favorable climate or terrain for life or growth
Broader: fusion: the merging of adjacent sounds or syllables or words | Unrelated: delta rhythm: the normal brainwave in the encephalogram of a person in deep dreamless sleep; occurs with high voltage and low frequency (1 to 4 hertz)
Broader: fusion: the merging of adjacent sounds or syllables or words | Unrelated: cassava: a starch made by leaching and drying the root of the cassava plant; the source of tapioca; a staple food in the tropics
Broader: fusion: the merging of adjacent sounds or syllables or words | Unrelated: assist: (sports) the act of enabling another player to make a good play
Broader: fusion: the merging of adjacent sounds or syllables or words | Unrelated: legal principle: (law) a principle underlying the formulation of jurisprudence