glomeration

American

[glom-uh-rey-shuhn] / ˌglɒm əˈreɪ ʃən /

noun

a glomerate condition; conglomeration.
a glomerate mass.

glomeration British

/ ˌɡlɒməˈreɪʃən /

noun

a conglomeration or cluster

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Etymology

Origin of glomeration

First recorded in 1620–30; glomerate + -ion

Example Sentences

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It may be also that the water itself hath some sweetnesse: for the Raine Bow consisteth of a glomeration of small drops which cannot possibly fall but from the Aire that is very low.

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Many men fancy that the slight injuries done by each single act of intemperance, are like the glomeration of moonbeams upon moonbeams—myriads will not amount to a positive value.

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