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amalgam

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See also: Amalgam and amalgám

English

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An amalgam (sense 4).

Etymology

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From Medieval Latin amalgama (“mercury alloy”), from Arabic اَلْمَلْغَم (al-malḡam, “emollient poultice or unguent for sores”), from Ancient Greek μάλαγμα (málagma, “emollient; malleable material”), from μαλάσσω (malássō, “to soften”), from μαλακός (malakós, “soft”). Doublet of malagma. For the verb, compare French amalgamer.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /əˈmæl.ɡəm/
  • Hyphenation: a‧mal‧gam
  • Audio (US):(file)

Noun

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amalgam (countable and uncountable, plural amalgams)

  1. (metallurgy) An alloy containing mercury.
  2. A combination of different things.
    • 1960 March, J. P. Wilson, E. N. C. Haywood, “The route through the Peak - Derby to Manchester: Part One”, in Trains Illustrated, page 149:
      This was the Ambergate, Nottingham & Boston & Eastern Junction Railway, an amalgam of a number of separate schemes put forward in 1845, which secured its Act on July 16, 1846.
    • 1987 December 20, Barbara Smith, “We Must Always Bury Our Dead Twice”, in Gay Community News, volume 15, number 23, page 10:
      A church where spirit, pain, and joy formed a holy amalgam and were righteously acknowledged out loud.
  3. One of the ingredients in an alloy.
  5. (dentistry) An alloy of mercury used to fill tooth cavities.

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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Translations

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Verb

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amalgam (third-person singular simple present amalgams, present participle amalgaming, simple past and past participle amalgamed)

  1. (transitive, intransitive, archaic) To amalgamate (something) with a thing.

Further reading

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Anagrams

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Icelandic

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Noun

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amalgam n (genitive singular amalgams, no plural)

  1. amalgam

Declension

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Declension of amalgam (sg-only neuter)
singular
indefinite definite
nominative amalgam amalgamið
accusative amalgam amalgamið
dative amalgami amalgaminu
genitive amalgams amalgamsins

Indonesian

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Etymology

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From Dutch amalgaam, from French amalgame, from Latin amalgama, from Medieval Latin amalgama (“mercury alloy”), from Arabic اَلْمَلْغَم (al-malḡam, “emollient poultice or unguent for sores”), from Ancient Greek μάλαγμα (málagma, “emollient; malleable material”), from μαλάσσω (malássō, “to soften”), from μαλακός (malakós, “soft”).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈamalɡam]
  • Hyphenation: amal‧gam

Noun

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amalgam (uncountable)

  1. amalgam:
    1. (chemistry) an alloy containing mercury.
    2. (dentistry) material of silver tooth fillings.

Derived terms

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Further reading

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Malay

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Noun

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amalgam (Jawi spelling املݢم, plural amalgam-amalgam, informal 1st possessive amalgamku, 2nd possessive amalgammu, 3rd possessive amalgamnya)

  1. (metallurgy) amalgam

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Polish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Internationalism; compare English amalgam. Possibly borrowed from German Amalgam, French amalgame, or Spanish amalgama,[1][2] ultimately from Medieval Latin amalgama, from Arabic الْمَلْغَم (al-malḡam), from Ancient Greek μάλαγμα (málagma).[3] First attested in 1771.[4]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /aˈmal.ɡam/
  • Rhymes: -alɡam
  • Syllabification: a‧mal‧gam

Noun

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amalgam m inan

  1. (metallurgy) amalgam (alloy containing mercury)
    Synonyms: amalgamat, ortęć
  2. (literary) amalgam (combination of different things)
    Synonyms: aliaż, amalgamat, melanż, mieszanina, mieszanka

Declension

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Declension of amalgam
singular plural
nominative amalgam amalgamy
genitive amalgamu amalgamów
dative amalgamowi amalgamom
accusative amalgam amalgamy
instrumental amalgamem amalgamami
locative amalgamie amalgamach
vocative amalgamie amalgamy
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adjective
nouns
verb

References

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  1. ^ Mirosław Bańko, Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021) “amalgam”, in Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
  2. ^ Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000) “amalgam”, in Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish)
  3. ^ Witold Doroszewski, editor (1958–1969), “amalgam”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), Warszawa: PWN
  4. ^ Józef Feliks Rogaliński (1771) Doswiadczenia skutkow rzeczy pod zmysły podpadaiących na publicznych posiedzeniach w szkołach poznańskich Societatis Jesu na widok wystawione y wykladane, Jego Krolewskiey Mosci Panu naszemu Miłościwemu ofiarowane‎[1] (in Polish), volume 1, page 125

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Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French amalgame, from Latin amalgama.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /a.mal.ˈɡam/
  • Rhymes: -am
  • Hyphenation: a‧mal‧gam

Noun

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amalgam n (plural amalgame)

  1. amalgam

Declension

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singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative amalgam amalgamul amalgame amalgamele
genitive-dative amalgam amalgamului amalgame amalgamelor
vocative amalgamule amalgamelor

Serbo-Croatian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /amǎlɡaːm/
  • Hyphenation: a‧mal‧gam

Noun

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amàlgām m (Cyrillic spelling ама̀лга̄м)

  1. amalgam

Declension

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Declension of amalgam
singular plural
nominative amàlgām amalgami
genitive amalgáma amalgama
dative amalgamu amalgamima
accusative amalgam amalgame
vocative amalgame amalgami
locative amalgamu amalgamima
instrumental amalgamom amalgamima

Swedish

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Noun

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amalgam n

  1. amalgam

Declension

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Declension of amalgam
nominative genitive
singular indefinite amalgam amalgams
definite amalgamet amalgamets
plural indefinite — —
definite — —
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