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   amalgam

   /əˈmalɡəm/

   noun

   • 1. a mixture or blend: "a curious amalgam of the traditional and the modern"
   • ▪ an alloy of mercury with another metal, especially one used for dental fillings: "amalgam fillings"

   Word Origin late 15th century: from French amalgame or medieval Latin amalgama, from Greek malagma ‘an emollient’.

   Scrabble Points: 12

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