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noun
1.
the act of conglomerating; the state of being conglomerated.
2.
a cohering mass; cluster.
3.
a heterogeneous combination: a conglomeration of ideas.
Origin:
1620–30; < Late Latin conglomerātiōn- (stem of conglomerātiō), equivalent to conglomerāt(us) conglomerate + -iōn- -ion
1620–30; < Late Latin conglomerātiōn- (stem of conglomerātiō), equivalent to conglomerāt(us) conglomerate + -iōn- -ion
Related forms
Synonyms
2, 3. agglomeration, aggregate, aggregation, conglomerate.
2, 3. agglomeration, aggregate, aggregation, conglomerate.
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Conglomeration
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Example Sentences
- It is a strange conglomeration of humanity that is trapped together during a power outage in a suburban shopping mall.
- There are nonetheless limits to the advantages of media conglomeration.
- We are no longer simply a conglomeration of organic systems.
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Word Origin & History
conglomeration
1620s, from L. conglomerationem, noun of action from conglomerare (see conglomerate).
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