1 [C,usually sing.] ~ (of sth) (formal) a mixture or combination of things:
The film script is an amalgam of all three books. * an amalgam of several companies and organizations
2 [U] (technical) a mixture of MERCURY and another metal, used especially to fill holes in teeth
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