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amalgama

//a.malˈɡa.ma//
Polishnoun

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amalgama is an obsolete form of amalgam.

Definitions of amalgam noun · /aˈmal.ɡam/

Full entry for amalgam
  1. 1.amalgam (alloy containing mercury)
  2. 2.amalgam (combination of different things)(literary)

Etymology of amalgam

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.

Etymology

See amalgam.

Forms

  • amalgamacanonical • neuter
  • amalgamacanonical • feminine
Nominative
Singular
amalgama
Plural
amalgamy
Genitive
Singular
amalgamy
Plural
amalgam
Dative
Singular
amalgamie
Plural
amalgamom
Accusative
Singular
amalgamę
Plural
amalgamy
Instrumental
Singular
amalgamą
Plural
amalgamami
Locative
Singular
amalgamie
Plural
amalgamach
Vocative
Singular
amalgamo
Plural
amalgamy

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