əˌmalgəˈmāshən noun
( -s )
Etymology: amalgam + -ation
1.
a. : the action or process of amalgamating : uniting
an opportunity for the amalgamation of Wales with England — G.M.Trevelyan
b. : the quality or state of being amalgamated
in the 14th century the amalgamation of the races was all but complete — T.B.Macaulay
2. : the result of amalgamating : amalgam
an amalgamation of parishes to provide a workhouse for … the poor — G.E.Fussell
3. : a consolidation or merger (as of two corporations)
formed in 1844 by amalgamation of three smaller companies — O.S.Nock
4. : a biological process of race mixture