merger

/ˈmɜːdʒə//ˈmɝdʒɚ/

noun

1
The act or process of merging two or more parts into a single unit.
“Club mergers reduced the number of teams by half”
2
The legal union of two or more corporations into a single entity, typically assets and liabilities being assumed by the buying party.
3
An absorption of one or more estate(s) or contract(s) into one other, all being held by the same owner; of several counts of accusation into one judgement, etc.
4
A type of sound change where two or more sounds merge into one.

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