amalgamation
Meaning
- (countable, uncountable) The process of amalgamating; a mixture, merger or consolidation.
- (countable, uncountable) The result of amalgamating; a mixture or alloy.
- (countable, specifically, uncountable) The result of amalgamating; a mixture or alloy.
- (countable, obsolete, uncountable) The intermarriage and interbreeding of different ethnicities or races.
Synonyms
combination of enterprises
business merger
amalgam treatment
Translations
Pronounced as (IPA)
/əˌmælɡəˈmeɪʃən/
Etymology
From Medieval Latin amalgamātiō.
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