amalgamation

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"[20] But by the middle of the seventeenth century the amalgamation was almost complete.

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  1. noun The act of amalgamating or the condition resulting from this act.
  2. noun A consolidation or merger, as of several corporations.
  3. noun The production of a metal alloy of mercury.

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  • . .Far from presenting to me a natural solution of our difficulties, the idea of amalgamation is most repugnant to my feelings. —  Louis Agassiz: His Life and Correspondence
  • Since the forced amalgamation was announced these regions have continued to work together to achieve this goal. —  Sydney Indymedia - Comments
  • * Establish a structure to begin the agonizing job of scrutinising, documenting and making public the inadequacies of the forced amalgamation with the intent to legally file for de-amalgamation: as was done in Mansfield, Victoria. —  Sydney Indymedia - Comments
  • The company says the amalgamation is in the best interests of the group and its investors, as operating under one brand will save the group time and money. —  Radio New Zealand News Headlines
  • It's an amalgamation, all right, combining two disparate body types into one weirdly compelling and totally Volvo-ish form. —  Metro Weekly (Newspaper Magazine of Gay and Lesbian DC)
 

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/əmælgəˈmeɪʃən/
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