amalgam
amalgam
definition
noun
a curious amalgam of the traditional and the modern
a mixture or blend.
example
This is an 'amalgam' of various actions and not a specific action.
Today Libya is an 'amalgam' of modernity and tradition.
The show, to be held at Talkatora Stadium, will see an 'amalgam' of rich Indian heritage and contemporary art put together to entertain the public.
Be it in the form of a cultural 'amalgam' or fusion of art forms, innovations have striking features.
Stretton's outlook, a distinctive blend of the egalitarian and the patrician, is an 'amalgam' of several influences, especially his family and his education.
His homily was an 'amalgam' of humour, wisdom, and Gospel values.
In fact, what we're getting on November 30 is a curious 'amalgam' of the reactionary and the progressive.
Of course it's true that American culture is an 'amalgam' .
It is no longer necessary to cut large cavities for 'amalgam' fillings.
'amalgam' fillings
It is always interesting asking people about their parents, but rarely does someone come across as such a perfect 'amalgam' of their mother and father as Short.
It's a perfect 'amalgam' of pleasurable celebration and cool-headed analysis.
a curious 'amalgam' of the traditional and the modern
Depending upon the decorative nature of his work, he may also have known how to gild metals with an 'amalgam' of mercury and gold.
A curious 'amalgam' of straight history and political pamphlet, it was relatively little read in antiquity, and its modern status has declined in recent years.
At the velodrome on Dalgety Road, an 'amalgam' of juniors and masters gathered from throughout the nation to attend the National Track titles.
The 'amalgam' of American idealism and rags-to-riches dreams is irresistible.
Very small amounts of mercury collect in our bodies from a number of sources including the environment, our food and our 'amalgam' fillings.
Devised in Norway, this is an 'amalgam' of traditional approaches and Western psychology, with no religious bias.
Though we have been part of a glorious culture, which is an 'amalgam' of arts and science, we are not conscious of the therapeutic values of applied arts.
It is as well an intriguing 'amalgam' of the old and new.
This intriguing and maddening novel is a curious 'amalgam' of detective mystery, period romance, and fictional memoir.
a curious 'amalgam' of the traditional and the modern
The old regime state was therefore an uneasy 'amalgam' of traditional and more modern forms of administration which were frequently in competition with one another.
More than 50 years ago, writer Carey Williams described LA as ‘a curious 'amalgam' of all America’.
McKenzie paints landscapes that are part reality, part fantasy, 'amalgams' of Australian and European places that get squeezed together in the artist's imagination.
Another use of silver alloys is in dental 'amalgams' .
But it's clear that if it is to survive, dentists want the time to do more than 10-minute 'amalgams' and 30-minute crowns.
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