fusion

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But the fusion is a wiser step _now, _ and altogether -- even if we could spare the Emperor's fame.

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  1. noun The act or procedure of liquefying or melting by the application of heat.
  2. noun The liquid or melted state induced by heat.
  3. noun The merging of different elements into a union: the fusion of copper and zinc to form brass; the difficult fusion of conflicting political factions.
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  • But the fusion is a wiser step now, and altogether—even if we could spare the Emperor's fame. —  The Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Volume II
  • An order of tempura-style green beans comes with a lime-ginger-soy dipping sauce; another successful fusion is the goat cheese wonton appetizer.
  • Served with mayonnaise and sriracha hot sauce, this was what Sangritt called a fusion of Chinese and Thai styles. —  Austin360 - XL Headlines
  • The ultimate goal at Livermore is to trigger nuclear fusion, the reaction that drives the sun, as a step towards the creation of fusion power stations, which could provide almost limitless amounts of clean energy. —  Blah, Blah! Technology
  • The musical equivalent of nuclear fusion, the Serbian band seems to create ever more energetic tunes, upping the ante from their self-titled 2005 debut with the 13 songs on —  SoundRoots World Music & Global Culture
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Etymologies (2)

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  1. Latin fūsiō, fūsiōn-, from fūsus, past participle of fundere, to melt; see gheu- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. from Middle English fusion, fuson, foison, etc., abundance (see foison), from Old French foison, fuison, fuson, etc.; in literally sense from F. (after orig. L.) fusion =. Provencal fusio = Spanish fusion = Portuguese fusão, = Italian fusione, from Latin fusio (n-), a pouring out, founding (Middle Latin also abundance, profusion), from fundere, past participle fusus, pour, melt: see fuse, found, and cf. foison, a doublet of fusion.
 

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