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con·glom·er·a·tion
(kən-glŏm′ə-rā′shən)n.
1.
a. The act or process of conglomerating.
b. The state of being conglomerated.
2. An accumulation of miscellaneous things.
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conglomeration
(kənˌɡlɒməˈreɪʃən)n
1. a conglomerate mass
2. a mass of miscellaneous things
3. the act of conglomerating or the state of being conglomerated
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con•glom•er•a•tion
(kənˌglɒm əˈreɪ ʃən, kəŋ-)n.
1. the act of conglomerating or the state of being conglomerated.
2. a cohering mass; cluster.
3. a mixed collection: a conglomeration of ideas.
[1620–30; < Late Latin]
con•glom′er•a•tive (-ər ə tɪv, -əˌreɪ tɪv) adj.
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Conglomeration
a cluster; things joined into a compact body, coil, or ball.Examples: conglomeration of buildings, 1858; of chances; of Christian names, 1842; of men, 1866; of sounds, 1626; of threads of silk worms, 1659; of vessels, 1697; of words.
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| Noun | 1. | conglomeration - a rounded spherical form sphere - a solid figure bounded by a spherical surface (including the space it encloses) |
| 2. | conglomeration - a sum total of many heterogenous things taken together plankton - the aggregate of small plant and animal organisms that float or drift in great numbers in fresh or salt water nekton - the aggregate of actively swimming animals in a body of water ranging from microscopic organisms to whales | |
| 3. | conglomeration - an occurrence combining miscellaneous things into a (more or less) rounded mass |
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conglomeration
noun mass, combination, composite, accumulation, assortment, medley, potpourri, aggregation, miscellany, mishmash, hotchpotch a conglomeration of buildings, all tightly packed together
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conglomeration
nounA collection of various things:
assortment, gallimaufry, hodgepodge, jumble, medley, mélange, miscellany, mishmash, mixed bag, mixture, olio, patchwork, potpourri, salmagundi, variety.
Slang: grab bag.
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Translations
كُتْله، تَكْتيل، تَراكُم
nahromaděnízměť
konglomeratsammenhobning
samsafn
konglomeratas
konglomerācija
nakopenie
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conglomeration
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conˌglomeˈration
(kəngloməˈreiʃən) noun a mixed heap or collection. a conglomeration of old clothes.
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