fusion

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun an occurrence that involves the production of a union
  2. noun the state of being combined into one body
  3. noun the merging of adjacent sounds or syllables or words

Etymology

First appears c. 1555, in a translation by Richard Eden. From Middle French fusion, from Latin fūsiōnem (the accusative of fūsiō), from fusus, past participle of fundō (“to pour; to melt”) (see also found). Doublet of foison.

In classic literature

Synonyms

merger, unification

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