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merger

merg·er [ múrjər ] (plural merg·ers)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. combining of companies: the joining together of two or more companies or organizations

2. union: a blending, combining, or joining of something with something else, or the state of being blended, combined, or joined together

[Early 18th century. < Anglo-Norman< Latin mergere "to plunge"]
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