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amalgamation
/əˌmælɡəˈmeɪʃən/
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What does amalgamation mean?
noun
- The process of amalgamating; a mixture, merger or consolidation.
- The result of amalgamating; a mixture or alloy.
- The production of an alloy of mercury and another metal, especially used in antiquity to extract gold and silver from ores.
More meanings (1)
noun
- (obsolete) The intermarriage and interbreeding of different ethnicities or races.
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IPA pronunciation
/əˌmælɡəˈmeɪʃən/
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It would simply be impossible to mould and polish the social amalgamation at West Point without it.
The result was a partial amalgamation of the blacks, whites and yellows, the result of which is shown in the present splendid race of red men.
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As to surgery, this same amalgamation of theology with survivals of pagan beliefs continued to check the evolution of medical science down to the modern epoch.
Dickinson describes a wonderful child five years old, who, by an extraordinary freak of nature, was an amalgamation of two children.
As soon as osteopathy and chiropractic were properly established, the more broad-minded exponents of both systems began mutual investigation and amalgamation.