Transcription
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- [murj]
- /mɜrdʒ/
- /mˈɜːdʒəns/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [murj]
- /mɜrdʒ/
Definitions of mergence word
- verb with object mergence to cause to combine or coalesce; unite. 1
- verb with object mergence to combine, blend, or unite gradually so as to blur the individuality or individual identity of: They voted to merge the two branch offices into a single unit. 1
- verb without object mergence to become combined, united, swallowed up, or absorbed; lose identity by uniting or blending (often followed by in or into): This stream merges into the river up ahead. 1
- verb without object mergence to combine or unite into a single enterprise, organization, body, etc.: The two firms merged last year. 1
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Origin of mergence
First appearance:
before 1630 One of the 42% oldest English words
First recorded in 1630-40, merge is from the Latin word mergere to dip, immerse, plunge into water
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Mergence
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
mergence popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 74% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
mergence usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for mergence
noun mergence
- alliance — An alliance is a group of countries or political parties that are formally united and working together because they have similar aims.
- affiliation — If one group has an affiliation with another group, it has a close or official connection with it.
- conspiracy — Conspiracy is the secret planning by a group of people to do something illegal.
- ring — a male given name.
- compact — Compact things are small or take up very little space. You use this word when you think this is a good quality.
Antonyms for mergence
noun mergence
- disunion — a severance of union; separation; disjunction.
- divorce — a divorced man.
- separation — an act or instance of separating or the state of being separated.
- parting — a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent: the rear part of the house; to glue the two parts together.
- severance — the act of severing or the state of being severed.
verb without object mergence
- immergence — to plunge, as into a fluid.
See also
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