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Fusion

The act or operation of melting or rendering fluid by heat; the act of melting together; as, the fusion of metals.

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Alliance 76% connected

The state of being allied; the act of allying or uniting; a union or connection of interests between families, states, parties, etc., especially betw…

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Confederation 76% connected

The act of confederating; a league; a compact for mutual support; alliance, particularly of princes, nations, or states.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Syncretism 76% connected

Attempted union of principles or parties irreconcilably at variance with each other.

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Beholding 76% connected

of Behold

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Combination 76% connected

The act or process of combining or uniting persons and things.

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Combining 76% connected

of Combine

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Compounding 76% connected

of Compound

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Correction 76% connected

The act of correcting, or making that right which was wrong; change for the better; amendment; rectification, as of an erroneous statement.

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Seeing 76% connected

of See

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Unification 76% connected

The act of unifying, or the state of being unified.

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Union 76% connected

The act of uniting or joining two or more things into one, or the state of being united or joined; junction; coalition; combination.

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Fuse 74% connected

To liquefy by heat; to render fiuid; to dissolve; to melt.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Fuse 74% connected

To liquefy by heat; to render fiuid; to dissolve; to melt.

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Coalition 92% connected

The act of coalescing; union into a body or mass, as of separate bodies or parts; as, a coalition of atoms.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Merger 92% connected

One who, or that which, merges.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Unification 92% connected

The act of unifying, or the state of being unified.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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