amalgama
See also amálgama
English
Noun
amalgama
- Archaic form of amalgam.
- Burke
- They divided this their amalgama into a number of incoherent republics.
- Burke
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
Italian
Verb
amalgama
- third-person singular present indicative of amalgamare
- second-person singular imperative of amalgamare
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA: /a̠ma̠lˈga̠ma̠/
Etymology 1
From Medieval Latin amalgama "mercury alloy", from Ancient Greek μάλαγμα (malagma) "emollient", from μαλάσσω (malassō) "I soften", from μαλακός (malakos) "soft".
Noun
amalgama f (plural amalgamas)
- amalgam (all senses)
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Verb
amalgama (infinitive amalgamar)
- Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of amalgamar.
- Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present indicative form of amalgamar.
- Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of amalgamar.