noun.
A blowing or fusing together, as of many instruments in a concert, or of many fires in a foundry.
noun.
A blend or fusion, especially a composite reading or text formed by combining the material of two or more texts into a single text.
Word Usage
"Semantics can often be a distraction, but in this case, the conflation is at least in part due to Behe's own voluntary participation in the Dover trial."