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单词 amalgamation
释义 amal·ga·ma·tion
\əˌmalgəˈmāshən\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: amalgam + -ation
1.
 a. : the action or process of amalgamating : uniting
  < an opportunity for the amalgamation of Wales with England — G.M.Trevelyan >
 b. : the quality or state of being amalgamated
  < in the 14th century the amalgamation of the races was all but complete — T.B.Macaulay >
2. : the result of amalgamating : amalgam
 < an amalgamation of parishes to provide a workhouse for … the poor — G.E.Fussell >
3. : a consolidation or merger (as of two corporations)
 < formed in 1844 by amalgamation of three smaller companies — O.S.Nock >
4. : a biological process of race mixture
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