how to pronounce conflation

/kənˈflɛɪʃən/

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conflation is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of conflation in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… the conflation of sex and gender and the …”

meanings of conflation

noun:

A blowing or fusing together, as of many instruments in a concert, or of many fires in a foundry.
A blend or fusion, especially a composite reading or text formed by combining the material of two or more texts into a single text.

conflation frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word conflation occurs in english on average 0.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics conflation can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that conflation can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) education, science, and technology;