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Amalgam Pronunciation
Amalgam is pronounced uh-MAL-guhm, IPA /əˈmælgəm/.
uh-MAL-guhm
US /əˈmælgəm/ · UK /əˈmælgæm/
Syllables: uh · MAL · guhm (3 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
noun: A mixture of different things, and specifically an alloy of mercury used in dental fillings.
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Amalgam in a Sentence
- The band is an amalgam of folk and dub.
- Her two back teeth still hold the old amalgam.
- The report is an amalgam of three separate studies.
Common Mispronunciations of Amalgam
Not A-muhl-gam
MAL is the only loud beat, with a light uh ahead of it and a dull guhm behind. Front stress belongs to the related amalgamate only in its middle.
Not uh-MAL-gaym
That final syllable has no length. It closes on a muttered uhm, which is why the word rhymes with nothing much.
Tip: British dictionaries give the ending a fuller vowel, uh-MAL-gam, rhyming the close with Graham.
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