congeries

American  

[kon-jeer-eez, kon-juh-reez] / kɒnˈdʒɪər iz, ˈkɒn dʒə riz /

noun

(used with a singular or plural verb)

1. a collection of items or parts in one mass; assemblage; aggregation, heap.

   From the airplane the town resembled a congeries of tiny boxes.

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congeries British  

/ kɒnˈdʒɪəriːz /

noun

1. (functioning as singular or plural) a collection of objects or ideas; mass; heap

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Etymology

Origin of congeries

First recorded in 1610–20; from Latin: “a heap, pile, collection,” equivalent to conger- (stem of congerere “to collect, heap up,” equivalent to con-, combining form + gerere “to bear, carry”) + -iēs abstract noun suffix; con-