conglomeration

[kuhn-glom-uh-rey-shuhn, kuhng-]

noun

1. the act of conglomerating; the state of being conglomerated.

2. a cohering mass; cluster.

   Synonyms: conglomerate, aggregation, aggregate, agglomeration

3. a heterogeneous combination.

   a conglomeration of ideas.

   Synonyms: conglomerate, aggregation, aggregate, agglomeration

Other Word Forms

• conglomerative adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of conglomeration¹

1620–30; < Late Latin conglomerātiōn- (stem of conglomerātiō ), equivalent to conglomerāt ( us ) conglomerate + -iōn- -ion

Example Sentences

The age of conglomeration is designed to keep ever bigger buffer zones between owners and workers, buyers and sellers.

From Salon

There was nothing natural or inevitable about the process of conglomeration.

From Salon

He added that countries where European and non-European people “are no longer nations: they are nothing more than a conglomeration of peoples.”

From Salon

I think that's what's so great about the gig is that it's a conglomeration of a bunch of people doing what we all have access to — music.

From Salon

“I’m making a new conglomeration,” Coppola says, smiling.

From Seattle Times

Related Words

• agglomeration 
• aggregation 
• mishmash