ag·glom·er·a·tion

[uh-glom-uh-rey-shuhn]
noun
1.
a jumbled cluster or mass of varied parts.
2.
the act or process of agglomerating.

Origin:
1765–75; agglomerate + -ion


1. jumble, conglomeration, aggregation, conglomerate, agglomerate, aggregate.
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agglomerate
 
vb
1.  to form or be formed into a mass or cluster; collect
 
n
2.  a confused mass
3.  Compare conglomerate a rock consisting of angular fragments of volcanic lava
 
adj
4.  formed into a mass
 
[C17: from Latin agglomerāre, from glomerāre to wind into a ball, from glomus ball, mass]
 
agglomer'ation
 
n
 
ag'glomerative
 
adj

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Agglomeration is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
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Word Origin & History

agglomeration
1774, "action of collecting in a mass," from L. agglomerationem (nom. agglomeratio), noun of action from pp. stem of agglomerare (see agglomerate). Meaning a mass so formed is recorded from 1833.
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Example sentences
Over the years, every firm acquires an agglomeration of boxes and code as
  unique as a fingerprint.
Agglomeration is true of other countries' weapons producers as well.
Other essays in the volume focus on the changing nature of agglomeration
  economies.
But others develop through learning-by-doing and agglomeration economies.
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