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Antonyms for amalgamation

Grammar : Noun
Spell : uh-mal-guh-mey-shuh n
Phonetic Transcription : əˌmæl gəˈmeɪ ʃən

Definition of amalgamation

Origin :
  • 1610s, noun of action from archaic amalgam (v.) "to alloy with mercury" (see amalgamate). Figurative, non-chemical sense of "a combining into one uniform whole" is attested from 1775.
  • noun mixture
Example sentences :
  • It was a fit moment for amalgamation, and this was accomplished in 1856 by Mr. Hiram Sibley.
  • Extract from : « Heroes of the Telegraph » by J. Munro
  • Nor will modern languages be easily broken up by amalgamation with each other.
  • Extract from : « Cratylus » by Plato
  • The company was formed by an amalgamation of Oxford's and Worcester's Men in 1602.
  • Extract from : « Shakespearean Playhouses » by Joseph Quincy Adams
  • This is reflected in the terms of amalgamation with the Great Western Company.
  • Extract from : « The Story of the Cambrian » by C. P. Gasquoine
  • What was the result of the amalgamation will form the subject of the next chapter.
  • Extract from : « Chaldea » by Znade A. Ragozin
  • I tumbled to it from the first that this was a great proposition, this amalgamation of Labour.
  • Extract from : « The Devil's Paw » by E. Phillips Oppenheim
  • He began by the amalgamation of some tea plantations in Assam.
  • Extract from : « The Strange Case of Mortimer Fenley » by Louis Tracy
  • Then, after a time, there will be more or less of an amalgamation.
  • Extract from : « Tin Foil and Its Combinations for Filling Teeth » by Henry L. Ambler
  • An amalgamation of the Liberals and the Socialist-Labour members is impossible.
  • Extract from : « British Socialism » by J. Ellis Barker
  • Thruston, J. Would the amalgamation occur after our throats are cut, Mr. Jeffers?
  • Extract from : « The Trial of Reuben Crandall, M.D. Charged with Publishing and Circulating Seditious and Incendiary Papers, &c. in the District of Columbia, with the Intent of Exciting Servile Insurrection. » by Unknown

Synonyms for amalgamation

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