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amalgam.

amalgam

7 characters3 syllables approx.Íslenska language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈaːmalˌkam]

  1. amalgam

    neuter · no-plural
Where this word comes from

From Latin amalgama, from Medieval Latin amalgama (“mercury alloy”), from Arabic اَلْمَلْغَم (al-malḡam, “emollient poultice or unguent for sores”), from Ancient Greek μάλαγμα (málagma, “emollient; malleable material”), from μαλάσσω (malássō, “to soften”), from μαλακός (malakós, “soft”).

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