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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 |