syncresis

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syncresis

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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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often, proscribed, rare, uncountable Synonym of syncretism.
Similar: synchresis, syncretism

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@misc{syncresis_2026,
  title = {syncresis},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/syncresis},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}