Amalgam

Definitions

1. An alloy containing mercury.
   countable, uncountable
2. A combination of different things.
   countable, uncountable
3. One of the ingredients in an alloy.
   countable, uncountable
4. An alloy of mercury used to fill tooth cavities.
   countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“[…] nor must we overlook, in quite recent times, the ingenious "Dukedog", a little 4-4-0 (officially 90XX class) whose Victorian lineaments arise⟳ from an economical amalgam of obsolete "Duke" and "Bulldog" components.”

“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.”

“A church where spirit, pain, and joy formed a holy amalgam and were righteously acknowledged out loud.”

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