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con·glom·er·a·tion  (kn-glm-rshn)

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 [kənˌglɒməˈreɪʃən]

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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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.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	conglomeration - a rounded spherical form conglobation 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 congeries, aggregate 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 sum total, summation, sum - the final aggregate; "the sum of all our troubles did not equal the misery they suffered"
	3.	conglomeration - an occurrence combining miscellaneous things into a (more or less) rounded mass conglobation combining, combine - an occurrence that results in things being united

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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

Translations

conglomeration [kənˌglɒməˈreɪʃən] N → conglomeración f

conglomeration [kənˌglɒməˈreɪʃ^ən] n (= group) → groupement m; [houses] → agglomération f

conglomeration

n → Ansammlung f, → Haufen m; (of ideas) → Gemisch nt

conglomeration [kənˌglɒməˈreɪʃ/ən] n → conglomerazione f