aggregation

American  

[ag-ri-gey-shuhn] / ˌæg rɪˈgeɪ ʃən /

noun

1. a group or mass of distinct or varied things, persons, etc..

   an aggregation of complainants.

2. collection into an unorganized whole.

3. the state of being so collected.

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

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Other Word Forms

• aggregational adjective
• reaggregation noun
• subaggregation noun

Etymology

Origin of aggregation

First recorded in 1540–50; from Medieval Latin aggregātiōn-, stem of aggregātiō “a flocking together, gathering”; aggregate, -ion