aggregation

[ ag-ri-gey-shuh n ]

/ ˌæg rɪˈgeɪ ʃən /

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noun

a group or mass of distinct or varied things, persons, etc.: an aggregation of complainants.

collection into an unorganized whole.

the state of being so collected.

Biology, Ecology. a group of organisms of the same or different species living closely together but less integrated than a society.

RELATED WORDS

aggregate, gathering, all

Nearby words

aggregate, aggregate fruit, aggregate glands, aggregated lymphatic follicles, aggregately, aggregation, aggregative, aggregator, aggregatory, aggress, aggression

Origin of aggregation

1540–50; < Medieval Latin aggregātiōn- (stem of aggregātiō); see aggregate, -ion

Related forms

ag·gre·ga·tion·al, adjectivere·ag·gre·ga·tion, nounsub·ag·gre·ga·tion, noun

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Examples from the Web for aggregation

The Roots now preside from a large, wooden bandstand, the aggregation having grown slightly in size.
Jimmy Fallon’s Brilliant ‘Tonight Show’ Debut|Tom Shales|February 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Six Degrees of Aggregation Michael Shapiro, Columbia Journalism Review How The Huffington Post ate the internet.
The Week’s Best Longreads: The Daily Beast Picks for April 21, 2012|David Sessions|April 21, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Aggregation lives on the Cheat Sheet, the video player, and in the breaking news slot in the first big box.
The Daily Beast Turns 2!|Tina Brown|October 5, 2010|DAILY BEAST
But the site seems to be cranking out its own articles and now the aggregation is complementary.
The Daily Beast Turns 2!|Tina Brown|October 5, 2010|DAILY BEAST

In an aggregation of men such as manned the prairie schooners of thirty odd years ago there were some very peculiar characters.
Thirty Years on the Frontier|Robert McReynolds
A few thousand Bulgarian invaders would be a mere drop in the bucket of such an aggregation of men.
Appletons' Popular Science Monthly, March 1899|Various
The two atoms are joined by others:an aggregation is formed.
Eureka:|Edgar A. Poe
In fact, and in the view of the men who composed it, it was an aggregation of families.
Ancient Law|Sir Henry James Sumner Maine
No aggregation of criminals has ever threatened the security of the Church, or even disturbed its serenity.
A Grammar of Freethought|Chapman Cohen

British Dictionary definitions for aggregation

aggregation

/ (ˌæɡrɪˈɡeɪʃən) /

noun

the act or process of aggregating

ecology dispersion in which the individuals of a species are closer together than if they were randomly dispersed

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Medicine definitions for aggregation

aggregation

[ ăg′rĭ-gā′shən ]

n.

A massing together or clustering of independent but similar units, such as particles, parts, or bodies.