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aggregations

[ag-ri-gey-shuhn]

ag·gre·ga·tion

[ag-ri-gey-shuhn]
noun
1.
a group or mass of distinct or varied things, persons, etc.: an aggregation of complainants.
2.
collection into an unorganized whole.
3.
the state of being so collected.
4.
Biology, Ecology. a group of organisms of the same or different species living closely together but less integrated than a society.

Origin:
1540–50; < Medieval Latin aggregātiōn- (stem of aggregātiō); see aggregate, -ion

ag·gre·ga·tion·al, adjective
re·ag·gre·ga·tion, noun
sub·ag·gre·ga·tion, noun
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Aggregations is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
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aggregation ag·gre·ga·tion (āg'rĭ-gā'shən)
n.
A massing together or clustering of independent but similar units, such as particles, parts, or bodies.

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