amalgamation
noun/əˌmælɡəˈmeɪʃn/
/əˌmælɡəˈmeɪʃn/
[uncountable, countable]- amalgamation (of A) (into B) | amalgamation (of A) (with B) the process of joining two or more organizations together to form one large organization; the large organization formed by this process
- the amalgamation of small farms into larger units
- It was an amalgamation of three separate traditional regiments.
- the act of putting two or more things together so that they form one; the new thing that is formed in this way
- The Anatolian region was formed by the amalgamation of smaller continental fragments.
- This opera-theatre piece is a curious amalgamation of music and drama.
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