agminate

[ ag-muh-nit, -neyt ]

/ ˈæg mə nɪt, -ˌneɪt /

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adjective

aggregated together.

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Also ag·mi·nat·ed

[ag-muh-ney-tid] /ˈæg məˌneɪ tɪd/ .

Origin of agminate

First recorded in 1855–60; from Latin agmin- (stem of agmen ) “army on march, throng, crowd” + -ate¹

Words nearby agminate

aglu, aglucon, aglycon, AGM, agma, agminate, AGN, agnail, agnate, Agnatha, agnathan

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How to use agminate in a sentence

The solitary and agminate glands of the intestine are not affected, save as the result of special complications.
A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I|Various

British Dictionary definitions for agminate

agminate

/ (ˈæɡmɪnɪt, -ˌneɪt) /

adjective

gathered or clustered together

Word Origin for agminate

C19: from Latin agmen a moving throng

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