SYNCRETISTIC
\sˌɪŋkɹɪtˈɪstɪk], \sˌɪŋkɹɪtˈɪstɪk], \s_ˌɪ_ŋ_k_ɹ_ɪ_t_ˈɪ_s_t_ɪ_k]\
Definitions of SYNCRETISTIC
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relating to a historical tendency for a language to reduce its use of inflections; "modern English is a syncretic language"
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of or characterized by syncretism
By Princeton University
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basidiomycota
- comprises fungi bearing the spores on basidium: Gasteromycetes (puffballs); Tiliomycetes (comprising orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts)); Hymenomycetes (mushrooms; toadstools; agarics; bracket fungi); in some classification systems considered a division of kingdom comprises fungi bearing spores on a basidium; includes Gasteromycetes (puffballs) Tiliomycetes comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) Hymenomycetes (mushrooms, toadstools, agarics bracket fungi).