alliage

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Etymology

Inherited from Middle French alleage. By surface analysis, allier +‎ -age.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.ljaʒ/
  • Audio (France); un alliage:(file)

Noun

alliage m (plural alliages)

  1. alloying (mixing elements to make an alloy)
  2. alloy (metal that is a combination of two or more elements)
  3. (by extension) alloy (metal of lesser value combined with a metal of greater value)
  4. (figuratively) marriage, fusion, alloy, alloying (close union, mixture)

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