amalgamation

[ uh-mal-guh-mey-shuhn ]

/ əˌmæl gəˈmeɪ ʃən /

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noun

the act or process of amalgamating.

the state or result of being amalgamated.

Commerce. a consolidation of two or more corporations.

Metallurgy. the extraction of precious metals from their ores by treatment with mercury.

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Origin of amalgamation

First recorded in 1605–15; amalgam + -ation

OTHER WORDS FROM amalgamation

pre·a·mal·ga·ma·tion, nounre·a·mal·ga·ma·tion, noun

Words nearby amalgamation

Amalek, Amalekite, Amalfi, amalgam, amalgamate, amalgamation, Amalia, Amalthaea, Amalthea, Amana Church Society, Amanda

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How to use amalgamation in a sentence

His first conversations are about how, despite being a genetic amalgamation of the most revered Krogan ancestors, he feels nothing for the Krogan, nor their plight.
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However, younger Indigenous groups are combining traditional languages with modern English to spur a new surge in linguistic diversity, with amalgamations such as Kriol being spoken by tens of thousands across Australia.
The Native Americans Changing the World|Nick Fouriezos|March 17, 2021|Ozy
In that time, their culture was completely integrated into British culture and then became these subcultures of ska and punk, which came later as an amalgamation of the two cultures.
UK Singer Celeste Is Bridging The Gap In Soul From Across The Pond|Brande Victorian|March 12, 2021|Essence.com
Everybody else was based on someone I knew, or an amalgamation.
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Overall, the site appears like an amalgamation of some of the most odious factions of social media, centralized on one platform that’s attracted millions of users.
Parler, the “free speech” social network, explained|Rebecca Heilweil|January 7, 2021|Vox
These were sort of sober witnesses to the madness, so it was an amalgamation of thoughts of different women from the time.
Kate Bosworth Is Back and Crazy in Love|Erin Cunningham|November 5, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Each model is an amalgamation of many different women; eyes from one, lips from another.
Mary Katrantzou and Garjan Atwood, in O Sense|Lisa Larson-Walker|January 19, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The GOP today is a rump amalgamation of plutocrats and the people who service their air conditioning.
Michael Tomasky: Obama Is Winning Because of the Shrinking GOP|Michael Tomasky|July 15, 2012|DAILY BEAST
This sparkly amalgamation of sailor suit and negligee lives forever in infamy.
The 10 Most Horrendous Oscar Gowns in History|Dale Hrabi|February 21, 2009|DAILY BEAST
The Gore Vidal character is an amalgamation of Gore Vidal and Edmund White.
On Stage as Gore Vidal|Nicholas Wapshott|January 11, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Such amalgamation, they considered, need not be effected at one time, but should be accomplished gradually.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland|Joseph Tatlow
Or, if not, were they to exist by amalgamation with the European stocks, and thus contribute the elements of a new race?
The Indian in his Wigwam|Henry R. Schoolcraft
This is reflected in the terms of amalgamation with the Great Western Company.
The Story of the Cambrian|C. P. Gasquoine
It proposes the amalgamation of civilization with barbarism.
The Right of American Slavery|True Worthy Hoit
Thus amalgamation of races insures the conditions of primary social contacts most favorable for assimilation.
Introduction to the Science of Sociology|Robert E. Park

British Dictionary definitions for amalgamation

amalgamation

/ (əˌmælɡəˈmeɪʃən) /

noun

the action or process of amalgamating

the state of being amalgamated

a method of extracting precious metals from their ores by treatment with mercury to form an amalgam

commerce another word for merger (def. 1)

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amalgamation

Origin of amalgamation

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