a news and entertainment conglomerate
Our small company must compete with the big conglomerates.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
con|glom|er|ate — «adjective, noun. kuhn GLOM uhr iht; verb. kuhn GLOM uh rayt», adjective, noun, verb, at|ed, at|ing. –adj. 1. gathered into a rounded mass; clustered. 2. Figurative. made up of various parts or materials gathered into a mass: »Any President who… … Useful english dictionary
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
glom — ag·glom·er·ant; ag·glom·er·at·ic; ag·glom·er·a·tion; ag·glom·er·a·tive; ag·glom·er·a·tor; con·glom·er·at·ic; con·glom·er·a·tion; fan·glom·er·ate; glom; glom·er·el·la; glom·er·ule; con·glom·e·ra·teur; con·glom·er·a·tor; ag·glom·er·ate;… … English syllables
ate — ab·bre·vi·ate; ac·cel·er·ate; acra·ni·ate; ac·u·ate; acu·le·ate; ac·yl·ate; adul·ter·ate; af·fec·tion·ate; af·fil·i·ate; ag·ate; ag·glom·er·ate; al·kyl·ate; al·lit·er·ate; am·mo·ni·ate; ap·pro·pri·ate; ar·che·go·ni·ate; as·cid·i·ate; as·per·ate;… … English syllables
conglomerate — con·glom·er·ate … English syllables
conglomerate — con•glom•er•ate n., adj. [[t]kənˈglɒm ər ɪt, kəŋ [/t]] v. [[t] əˌreɪt[/t]] n. adj. v. at•ed, at•ing 1) anything composed of heterogeneous materials or elements 2) bus a corporation consisting of a number of subsidiary companies or divisions in a… … From formal English to slang
conglomerate — con|glom|er|ate [ kən glamərət ] noun count 1. ) a large business organization that was formed when several different businesses joined together 2. ) something made by combining things of different types … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
ER — ER; ab·er·deen; ab·er·do·ni·an; ab·er·rant; ac·cel·er·ate; ag·glom·er·ate; al·lit·er·ate; al·to·geth·er; an·oth·er; an·ti·cho·lin·er·gic; ap·er; ap·prov·er; av·er·age; back·er; back·hand·er; badg·er; bail·er; bark·er; bar·ri·er; bast·er; beak·er; … English syllables
conglomerate — Composed of several parts aggregated into one mass. [L. conglomero, pp. atus, to roll together, fr. glomus, a ball] * * * con·glom·er·ate kən gläm (ə )rət adj made up of parts from various sources or of various kinds con·glom·er·ate ə .rāt vb,… … Medical dictionary
Conglomerate — Con*glom er*ate, a. [L. conglomeratus, p. p. of conglomerare to roll together; con + glomerare to wind into a ball. See {Glomerate}.] 1. Gathered into a ball or a mass; collected together; concentrated; as, conglomerate rays of light. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
