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
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Origin of amalgamation
Explanation
You create an amalgamation by taking separate things and combining them into one. If your school is closing and joining with another school to create a new school, that is an amalgamation. Commonly, amalgamation is a term used to describe the merger of two or more companies into one. Before J.P Morgan Chase was a single bank (or an amalgamation), it was two separate entities: J.P. Morgan and the Chase Manhattan Corporation. When you want to describe something as being made up of many previously separate parts, you can say it's an amalgamation.
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"It's the amalgamation of these behaviours that is a risk," she told Radio Wales Breakfast.
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026
A pair of blue totems from 2016 are built upon an amalgamation of numerous smaller objects, the process and monochromatic finish indebted to Louise Nevelson.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
The Cannes Film Festival is an amalgamation of the super-rich, working-class filmmakers and those with a dollar and a dream who come from all over the world.
From Salon • May 22, 2026
Their artistic alliance is an amalgamation of what each brings to their friendship.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 31, 2025
Everything I heard was an amalgamation of her and Amalia.
From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse
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