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   fu·sion

   /ˈfyo͞oZH(ə)n/

   noun

   • 1. the process or result of joining two or more things together to form a single entity: "a fusion of an idea from anthropology and an idea from psychology" Similar blendblendingcombinationamalgamationjoiningbondingbindingmergingmeldingminglingintegrationintermixtureinterminglingsynthesiscoalescencecompoundingagglutinationunitingmarryingallianceunificationrare:comminglingcommixtureinterflowOpposite separation
   • ▪ short for nuclear fusion
   • ▪ the process of causing a material or object to melt with intense heat so as to join with another: "the fusion of resin and glass fiber in the molding process" Similar meltingsmeltingdissolvingdissolutionliquefaction
   • ▪ music that is a mixture of different styles, especially jazz and rock: "jazz fusion"

   adjective

   • 1. referring to food or cooking that incorporates elements of diverse cuisines: "their fusion fare includes a sushi-like roll of gingery rice and eel wrapped in marinated Greek grape leaves"

   Word Origin mid 16th century: from Latin fusio(n-), from fundere ‘pour, melt’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. fusional adjective

   Scrabble Points: 9

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