mixtures of two or more metals blended together to create stronger or more useful materials.
From Old French 'aloi,' from 'alier' (to alloy). Ultimately from Latin 'ad-' and 'ligare' (to bind), literally meaning 'to bind to.'
Bronze, steel, and brass are all ancient alloys—humans discovered 5,000 years ago that mixing metals made them stronger, which is why the Bronze Age marked a huge leap in human civilization.
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