English Explanatory Dictionary

amalgamation

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The process of amalgamating; a mixture, merger or consolidation.
  2. The result of amalgamating; a mixture or alloy.
  3. The production of an alloy of mercury and another metal, especially used in antiquity to extract gold and silver from ores.
  4. The intermarriage and interbreeding of different ethnicities or races.

Pronunciation

/əˌmælɡəˈmeɪʃən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-amalgamation.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-amalgamation.wav

Word forms

amalgamation amalgamations

Etymology

From Medieval Latin amalgamātiō.

Related words

amalgam amalgamate

Derived words

amalgamationism amalgamationist preamalgamation

Translations

Danish: sammenlæggelse Dutch: mengsel Dutch: mix Finnish: kokonaisuus Hungarian: foncsor Irish: malgamú Irish: cumasc Irish: cónascadh Irish: meascadh Portuguese: amálgama Spanish: amalgamación Spanish: amalgamamiento
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