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con·ge·ries
\ˈkänjə(ˌ)rēz, -_riz sometimes kənˈji(ˌ)rēz or -ˈjiriz or -ˈjirēˌēz or -ˈjerēˌēz\ noun
also con·ge·rie \ˈkänjə(ˌ)rē, -_ri\; or con·ge·ry \ˈkänjə_rē, -ri\
(plural congeries \like sing. congeries\)
Etymology: congeries from Latin, from congerere to bring together; congery back-formation from congeries, plural
: a collection or mass of entities (as objects, forces, individuals, ideas) : aggregation, agglomeration
< a small congeries of ranches — Bernard De Voto >
< society is not a system but a congeries of impermanent groupings — N.N.Foote > |