noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/əˌmælɡəˈmeɪʃən/
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rhymes with -eɪʃən
CMU ARPABET:AH0 M AE2 L G AH0 M EY1 SH AH0 N
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
The process of amalgamating; a mixture, merger or consolidation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
The result of amalgamating; a mixture or alloy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, specifically, uncountable
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Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
The intermarriage and interbreeding of different ethnicities or races.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, obsolete, uncountable
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5
noun
Meaning 5
the combination of two or more commercial companies
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: merger, uniting
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: consolidation, integration
History
Etymology
From Medieval Latin amalgamātiō.
Across languages
Translations
44 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Catalan:
amalgamació
— the process of amalgamating
Danish:
sammenlægning
— the process of amalgamating
Dutch:
amalgamatie
— the process of amalgamating
Dutch:
vermenging
— the process of amalgamating
Dutch:
versmelting
— the process of amalgamating
Hindi:
समामेलन
(samāmelan)
— the process of amalgamating
Hungarian:
egybeolvadás
— the process of amalgamating
Hungarian:
egybeolvasztás
— the process of amalgamating
Hungarian:
keveredés
— the process of amalgamating
Hungarian:
vegyítés
— the process of amalgamating
Hungarian:
egyesülés
— the process of amalgamating
Hungarian:
egyesítés
— the process of amalgamating
Irish:
cónascadh
— the process of amalgamating
Irish:
malgamú
— the process of amalgamating
Irish:
meascadh
— the process of amalgamating
Manx:
colheie
— the process of amalgamating
Māori:
whakatōpūtanga
— the process of amalgamating
Norwegian Bokmål:
sammenslåing
— the process of amalgamating
Polish:
amalgamacja
— the process of amalgamating
Portuguese:
amalgamação
— the process of amalgamating
Spanish:
amalgamación
— the process of amalgamating
Spanish:
amalgamamiento
— the process of amalgamating
Danish:
sammenlæggelse
— the result of amalgamating
Dutch:
mengsel
— the result of amalgamating
Dutch:
mix
— the result of amalgamating
Finnish:
kokonaisuus
— the result of amalgamating
Hungarian:
foncsor
— the result of amalgamating
Irish:
malgamú
— the result of amalgamating
Irish:
cumasc
— the result of amalgamating
Irish:
cónascadh
— the result of amalgamating
Irish:
meascadh
— the result of amalgamating
Portuguese:
amálgama
— the result of amalgamating
Spanish:
amalgamación
— the result of amalgamating
Spanish:
amalgamamiento
— the result of amalgamating
Danish:
legering
— the production of an alloy of mercury
Dutch:
legering
— the production of an alloy of mercury
French:
amalgamation
— the production of an alloy of mercury
German:
Amalgamierung
— the production of an alloy of mercury
Hungarian:
foncsor
— the production of an alloy of mercury
Italian:
amalgamazione
— the production of an alloy of mercury
Polish:
amalgamacja
— the production of an alloy of mercury
Portuguese:
amalgamação
— the production of an alloy of mercury
Spanish:
amalgamación
— the production of an alloy of mercury
Spanish:
amalgamamiento
— the production of an alloy of mercury
