conglomeration
[ kuhn-glom-uh-rey-shuhn, kuhng- ]
/ kənˌglɒm əˈreɪ ʃən, kəŋ- /
noun
the act of conglomerating; the state of being conglomerated.
a cohering mass; cluster.
a heterogeneous combination: a conglomeration of ideas.
Origin of conglomeration
1620–30; < Late Latin
conglomerātiōn- (stem of
conglomerātiō), equivalent to
conglomerāt(us)
conglomerate +
-iōn-
-ion
SYNONYMS 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-/, adjectiveWords nearby conglomeration
congius,
conglobate,
conglobe,
conglomerate,
conglomerateur,
conglomeration,
conglomeratize,
conglutinant,
conglutinate,
conglutination,
congo
British Dictionary definitions for conglomerative
conglomeration
/ (kənˌɡlɒməˈreɪʃən) /
noun
a conglomerate mass
a mass of miscellaneous things
the act of conglomerating or the state of being conglomerated