con|glom|er|a|tion

con|glom|er|a|tion
con|glom|er|a|tion «kuhn GLOM uh RAY shuhn», noun.
1. the action of conglomerating or condition of being conglomerated.
2. Figurative. a mixed-up mass of various things or persons; mixture: »

The stew was a conglomeration of meat and vegetables.


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  • tion — ab·bre·vi·a·tion; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·duc·tion; ab·er·ra·tion; ab·er·ra·tion·al; ab·jec·tion; ab·junc·tion; ab·ju·ra·tion; ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·la·tion; ab·lu·tion; ab·mi·gra·tion; ab·ne·ga·tion; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom;… …   English syllables

  • con — con·acre; con·cat·e·nate; con·cave; con·ceal·er; con·ceit; con·cen·trate; con·cen·tra·tor; con·cen·tric; con·cep·tual; con·cern; con·cern·ing; con·cert; con·cer·tante; con·cer·ti·na; con·ces·sion·ary; con·cha; con·cin·nate; con·com·i·tant;… …   English syllables

  • conglomeration — con·glom·er·a·tion …   English syllables

  • conglomeration — con•glom•er•a•tion [[t]kənˌglɒm əˈreɪ ʃən, kəŋ [/t]] n. 1) the act of conglomerating or the state of being conglomerated 2) a cohering mass; cluster 3) a mixed collection: a conglomeration of ideas[/ex] • Etymology: 1620–30; < LL… …   From formal English to slang

  • conglomeration — con·glom·er·a·tion kən .gläm ə rā shən, .kän n 1) the act of conglomerating: the state of being conglomerated 2) something conglomerated: a mixed coherent mass …   Medical dictionary

  • conglomeration — con|glom|e|ra|tion [kənˌglɔməˈreıʃən US ˌgla: ] n formal a group of different things gathered together conglomeration of ▪ the loose conglomeration of artists known as L École de Paris …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • conglomeration — con|glom|er|a|tion [ kən,glamə reıʃn ] noun count a collection of many different types of things …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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