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amalgam

Pronunciation: /aˈmal.ɡam/

“amalgam” is a Polish word. Its 2 meanings in English:

noun

  1. amalgam (alloy containing mercury)
  2. amalgam (combination of different things)

Etymology

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

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