merg·er  (mûr j ər)
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n.1. The act or an instance of merging: a merger of technique and creativity. 2. An absorption of one corporation by another, with the corporation being absorbed losing its separate identity and governance. 3. Law An absorption of a lesser estate, contract, criminal offense, right, or liability into a succeeding larger one, resulting in the extinction of the former. |
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