amalgamation.

The merging of separate groups, elements, or institutions into one.

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Words that belong together

• amalgamation of departments
• institutional amalgamation

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The amalgamation reduced overhead but complicated decision-making.

Usage notes

Primary category: academic / formal. Forms: Countable or uncountable by context; countable singular amalgamation; plural amalgamations. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: analysis, description. Commonness: moderately common.