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1. amalgam
noun. ['əˈmælgəm'] a combination or blend of diverse things.
Antonyms
Etymology
- amalgama (Latin)
- μάλαγμα (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
Rhymes with Amalgam
- algom
How do you pronounce amalgam?
Pronounce amalgam as əˈmælgəm.
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Sentences with amalgam
1. Noun, singular or mass
Hardcore pit dancing is an amalgam of three types of moshing and hardcore dancing.
Quotes about amalgam
1. It's self-effacing, it's hard-luck, the shtetl stories. All those Coasters things are an amalgam of Yiddish and black humor.
- Jerry Leiber
2. amalgam
noun. ['əˈmælgəm'] an alloy of mercury with another metal (usually silver) used by dentists to fill cavities in teeth; except for iron and platinum all metals dissolve in mercury and chemists refer to the resulting mercury mixtures as amalgams.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- amalgama (Latin)
- μάλαγμα (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
