Amalgam is a mixture of different elements or an alloy. In character, King Gustav was a strange amalgam of hard-headed practicality and religious zeal.
Amalgame est un mélange de différents éléments ou un alliage. Dans son caractère, le roi Gustave était un étrange amalgame de pragmatisme acharné et de zèle religieux.
| Word | amalgam |
|---|---|
| Part of Speech | N. |
| Definition | mixture of different elements; alloy. |
| Sentence | In character, King Gustav was a strange amalgam of hard-headed practicality and religious zeal. |
| Related Words | amalgate, V. |
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