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Webster 1913 Edition
Amalgama
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A-mal′ga-ma
,Noun.
Same as
Amalgam
. They divided this their
amalgama
into a number of incoherent republics. Burke.
Definition 2024
amalgama
amalgama
English
Noun
amalgama
- Archaic form of amalgam.
- Burke
- They divided this their amalgama into a number of incoherent republics.
- Burke
Italian
Etymology 1
From Medieval Latin amalgama (“mercury alloy”), from Ancient Greek μάλαγμα (málagma, “emollient”), from μαλάσσω (malássō, “I soften”), from μαλακός (malakós, “soft”).
Noun
amalgama f (plural amalgame)
- amalgam (all senses)
Verb
amalgama
- third-person singular present indicative of amalgamare
- second-person singular imperative of amalgamare
Portuguese
Verb
amalgama
- third-person singular present indicative of amalgamar
- second-person singular imperative of amalgamar
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a̠ma̠lˈɡa̠ma̠/
Etymology 1
From Medieval Latin amalgama (“mercury alloy”), from Ancient Greek μάλαγμα (málagma, “emollient”), from μαλάσσω (malássō, “I soften”), from μαλακός (malakós, “soft”).
Noun
amalgama f (plural amalgamas)
- amalgam (all senses)
Derived terms
- amalgamar verb
Etymology 2
Verb
amalgama