conglomeration
[ kuhn-glom-uh-rey-shuhn, kuhng- ]
noun
the act of conglomerating; the state of being conglomerated.
a cohering mass; cluster.
a heterogeneous combination: a conglomeration of ideas.
Origin of conglomeration
11620–30; <Late Latin conglomerātiōn- (stem of conglomerātiō), equivalent to conglomerāt(us) conglomerate + -iōn--ion
Other words for conglomeration
Other words from conglomeration
- con·glom·er·a·tive [kuhn-glom-er-uh-tiv, -uh-rey-tiv, kuhng-], /kənˈglɒm ər ə tɪv, -əˌreɪ tɪv, kəŋ-/, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for conglomeration
conglomeration
/ (kənˌɡlɒməˈreɪʃən) /
noun
a conglomerate mass
a mass of miscellaneous things
the act of conglomerating or the state of being conglomerated
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