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" Every film is faced with the enemy of time. Only so much story can fit into the 90-150 minutes of time that moviegoers are willing to stay in their seats. Naturally, compression is necessary. So are the exclusion and amalgamation of characters so that the viewer does not become bewildered."
Alex Gibney

Meaning of "amalgamation" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF AMALGAMATION

əˌmælɡəˈmeɪʃən


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF AMALGAMATION

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Amalgamation is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES AMALGAMATION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of amalgamation in the English dictionary

The first definition of amalgamation in the dictionary is the action or process of amalgamating. Other definition of amalgamation is the state of being amalgamated. Amalgamation is also a method of extracting precious metals from their ores by treatment with mercury to form an amalgam.



WORDS THAT RHYME WITH AMALGAMATION

affirmation · animation · approximation · automation · confirmation · conformation · defamation · deformation · estimation · exclamation · formation · inflammation · information · misinformation · proclamation · reclamation · reformation · sublimation · summation · transformation

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE AMALGAMATION

amah · amain · Amakrokokroko · amakwerekwere · Amalekite · Amalfi · amalgam · amalgam filling · amalgamate · amalgamative · amalgamator · Amalthea · Amaltheia · amandine · amandla · amanita · amanitin · amantadine · amanuenses

WORDS THAT END LIKE AMALGAMATION

accreditation · action · administration · application · association · certification · citation · combination · communication · conversation · corporation · creation · decoration · destination · documentation · duration · education · evaluation · excitation · federation · foundation

Synonyms and antonyms of amalgamation in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «AMALGAMATION»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «amalgamation» and belong to the same grammatical category.

Translation of «amalgamation» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF AMALGAMATION

Find out the translation of amalgamation to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of amalgamation from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «amalgamation» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

合并
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

amalgama
570 millions of speakers
en

English

amalgamation
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

समामेलन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

دمج
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

объединение
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

fusão
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

একত্রীকরণ
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

fusion
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Penggabungan
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Verschmelzung
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

合併
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

합병
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Amalgamation
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sự trộn lộn
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

கலவையாகும்
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

एकत्रीकरण
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

şirketlerin birleşmesi
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

fusione
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

fuzja
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

об´єднання
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

amalgamare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

συγχώνευση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

samesmelting
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

sammanslagning
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sammenslåing
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of amalgamation

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «AMALGAMATION»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of amalgamation
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about amalgamation

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5 QUOTES WITH «AMALGAMATION»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word amalgamation.
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Alex Gibney
Every film is faced with the enemy of time. Only so much story can fit into the 90-150 minutes of time that moviegoers are willing to stay in their seats. Naturally, compression is necessary. So are the exclusion and amalgamation of characters so that the viewer does not become bewildered.
2
Valerie June
Amalgamation is a good word that I like to use - musically and in every way.
3
Randall Kennedy
So long as procreation stems from parents of the same race, appearance and lineage are typically congruent. Interracial unions give rise to added complexity. Interracial amalgamation will produce some individuals whose features diverge from those commonly ascribed to the races of their ancestors.
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Travie McCoy
I think it's hard to put a finger on my music. My music has always been an amalgamation of everything I listen to, which includes everything and anything under the sun. Hip-hop to country to R&B to pop, all the things I'm inspired by find a way into what I do.
5
Nate Ruess
It's the coolest part about writing music. I don't know how other people work, but so much is derived from some amalgamation of all these different songs that I love. That's why they jump all over the place.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «AMALGAMATION»

Discover the use of amalgamation in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to amalgamation and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Amalgamation Schemes: Antiblackness and the Critique of ...
"In this analysis, Sexton pursues a critique of contemporary multiracialism, from the splintered political initiatives of the multiracial movement to the academic field of multiracial studies, to the melodramatic media declarations about ...
Jared Sexton, 2008
2
The Amalgamation Waltz: Race, Performance, and the Ruses of ...
At a time when the idea of a postracial society has entered public discourse, The Amalgamation Waltz investigates the practices that conjoined blackness and whiteness in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
Tavia Amolo Ochieng' Nyongó, 2009
3
Banking Theory, 1870-1930: The amalgamation movement in ...
This collection of rare texts from the mid nineteenth century shows how the principle of banking in England came to be established and accepted in the period when British banks achieved their greatest stability.
Forrest Capie, Geoffrey Edward Wood, 1871
4
The Amalgamation and Its Enemies: An Interpretive History of ...
Amalgamation has become an ideal - the ideal of Nigerian nationhood.
Richard Olaniyan, 2003
5
The Amalgamation Polka
In a vibrant display of literary achievement, Stephen Wright brings us a Civil War novel unlike any other. From the Trade Paperback edition.
Stephen Wright, 2007
6
Combinatorial Theory of the Free Product with Amalgamation ...
Unlike other approaches, this book emphasizes the combinatorial structure of the concept of "freeness". THis gives an elegant and easily accessible description of freeness and leads to new results in unexpected directions.
Roland Speicher, 1998
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Evaluating the Impact of Toronto Amalgamation on ...
In January 1, 1998, the amalgamated City of Toronto replaced the upper-tier municipality of Metropolitan Toronto and its six lower-tier municipalities, one of which had been Toronto.
Ezra Bar, 2008
8
The Colonial Office and Nigeria, 1898-1914
Sir Frederick Lugard played a major role in this second and more important amalgamation in Nigerian history." As High Commissioner of Northern Nigeria he was interested in the idea of amalgamation with a richer colony. He himself, when ...
John M. Carland, 1985
9
Indian-White Amalgamation: An Anthropometric Study
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Albert Ernest Jenks, 2012
10
A Shorter Model Theory
An amalgamation theorem is a theorem of the following shape. We are given two models B, C of some theory T, and a structure A (not necessarily a model of T) which is embedded into both B and C. The theorem states that there is a third ...
Wilfrid Hodges, 1997

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «AMALGAMATION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term amalgamation is used in the context of the following news items.
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Population growth important in NSW council amalgamation decisions
... said they would need to demonstrate their proposal was “at least as good”. KU-RING-GAI COUNCIL CLOSES DOOR ON AMALGAMATION. «The Daily Telegraph, Jul 15»
2
Amalgamation question stalled at provincial level
After a long and sometimes heated debate as to whether to even place a question regarding municipal amalgamation on the November 15 ... «Peninsula News Review, Jul 15»
3
North Sydney and Mosman councils argue against amalgamation
North Sydney and Mosman councils have come out fighting against merging with their neighbours in their Fit for the Future submissions to ... «The Daily Telegraph, Jul 15»
4
Fairfield Council proposes suburb grab instead of amalgamation
The suburbs of Cecil Hills and Elizabeth Hills could be taken over by Fairfield Council as part of a boundary change the council is proposing if it ... «The Daily Telegraph, Jul 15»
5
Amalgamation will hit the ratepayers of Hawke's Bay in a very …
It is telling that desp...ite all the talk of reduced staffing, reduced costs and improved efficiency not one amalgamation supporter has been able ... «All About Hawke's Bay, Jul 15»
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Ajax says no to fire services amalgamation in Durham Region
Saying there's no benefit to Ajax residents with amalgamation, councillors voted not to participate in a proposed Durham study on the issue. «durhamregion.com, Jun 15»
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Amalgamation priority: Laidlaw
Greater Wellington's new chairman says his "first and overriding priority" is to work with councils on amalgamation. Chris Laidlaw was ... «Wairarapa Times-Age, Jun 15»
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NSW council amalgamations move closer as Tuesday deadline draws
Ray White chairman Brian White is among residents of areas like Woollahra who oppose amalgamation of their local council. Louise Kennerley. «The Australian Financial Review, Jun 15»
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Amalgamation not so easy to achieve
I have a great deal of respect for the business leaders who spoke at the recent roundtable at the Region. I note that the amalgamation debate ... «Niagara Falls Review, Jun 15»
10
Sushma Swaraj calls for 'healthy' amalgamation of ancient, modern
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Sunday called for a 'healthy' amalgamation of the ancient and the modern, urging the bridging of ... «Financial Express, Jun 15»
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