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FUSION
Definition of FUSION
noun
The act of merging separate things, or the result thereof. A nuclear reaction in which nuclei combine to form more massive nuclei with the concomitant release of energy. A style of music that blends disparate genres; especially different types of jazz and reggae. A style of cooking that combines ingredients and techniques from different countries or cultures The act of melting or liquefying something by heating it. The result of the hybridation of two genes which originally coded for separate proteins. The process by which two distinct lipid bilayers merge their hydrophobic core, resulting in one interconnected structure. The act of two characters merging into one, typically more powerful, being; or the merged being itself.
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Where it comes from
First appears c. 1555, in a translation by Richard Eden. From Middle French fusion, from Latin fūsiōnem (the accusative of fūsiō), from fusus, past participle of fundō (“to pour; to melt”) (see also found). Doublet of foison.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Latin
- Middle French
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
33.1%
of traced words share this origin (9,643)
branch · 33.1% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, FUSION · 2 relatives in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
FUSION in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 50 boards so far. 126 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 8, 29 May 2026. The most recent board was Day 147, 14 October 2026. It was on the latest finished board.
First ever to find it
on Day 8, 29 May 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
FUSION starts with F and ends with N. Sorted, its letters read FINOSU - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Words that start FUSION
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 8
Could you have found FUSION?
OUTLIER is a daily word game. One grid, the same grid for everybody, and the words nobody else spots are the ones that pay. This word was on Day 8 - and most players walked straight past it.
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