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The act of coalescing; union into a body or mass, as of separate bodies or parts; as, a coalition of atoms.

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  1. n. The act of coalescing; union into a body or mass, as of separate bodies or parts; as, a coalition of atoms.
  2. n. A combination, for temporary purposes, of persons, parties, or states, having different interests.
  3. n. an organization of people (or countries) involved in a pact or treaty
  4. n. the state of being combined into one body
  5. n. the union of diverse things into one body or form or group; the growing together of parts
  6. 1. The act of coalescing; union into a body or mass, as of separate bodies or parts; as, a coalition of atoms. Bentley. 2. A combination, for temporary purposes, of persons, parties, or states, having different interests. A coalition of the puritan and the blackleg. J. Randolph. The coalition between the religious and worldly enemies of popery. Macaulay. Syn. -- Alliance; confederation; confederacy; league; combination; conjunction; conspiracy; union.
  7. n:100 n. the state of being combined into one body