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con·glom·er·ate I. \kənˈgläm(ə)rə̇t, usu -ə̇d.+V\ adjective Etymology: Latin conglomeratus, past participle of conglomerare to roll together, from com- + glomerare to wind into a ball, from glomer-, glomus ball — more at clam 1. : made up of parts from various sources or composed of various kinds < as conglomerate a language as English > < the conglomerate peoples of New England > 2. : densely clustered < conglomerate flowers > 3. zoology : irregularly grouped in spots < conglomerate eyes > II. \-məˌrāt, usu -ād.+V\ verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Latin conglomeratus transitive verb : to gather or collect into a mass or coherent whole : amass, accumulate intransitive verb : to form into a mass or coherent whole : gather < numbers of dull people conglomerated round her — Virginia Woolf > III. \like conglomerate I\ noun (-s) Etymology: conglomerate (I) : a mixture gathered from various sources : a composite mass < a conglomerate of houses > < a shoddy conglomerate of people > specifically : clastic sedimentary rock composed of rounded fragments varying from small pebbles to large boulders in a cement of calcareous material, iron oxide, silica, or hardened clay — compare agglomerate, breccia IV. noun : a widely diversified company ; especially : a corporation that acquires other companies whose activities are unrelated to the corporation's primary activity |