amalgamation
Americannoun
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the act or process of amalgamating.
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the state or result of being amalgamated.
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Commerce. a consolidation of two or more corporations.
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Metallurgy. the extraction of precious metals from their ores by treatment with mercury.
noun
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the action or process of amalgamating
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the state of being amalgamated
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a method of extracting precious metals from their ores by treatment with mercury to form an amalgam
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commerce another word for merger
Other Word Forms
- preamalgamation noun
- reamalgamation noun
Etymology
Origin of amalgamation
Example Sentences
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A virtual reality HR seminar is hosted by “a computerized amalgamation of all five personalities of the Rat Pack,” an immersive Autoverse, in which actors create situations that somehow amount to a driving test.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2026
Their artistic alliance is an amalgamation of what each brings to their friendship.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 31, 2025
My character is an amalgamation of fabulous women.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 18, 2025
The frozen dessert offers an amalgamation of textures in the best way possible.
From Salon • Sep. 29, 2025
The Cherokee confederacy was thus formed not by conquest but by the amalgamation of previously jealous smaller entities, which merged only when threatened with destruction by powerful external forces.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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