agglomerate
noun/əˈɡlɒmərət/
/əˈɡlɑːmərət/
(specialist)- a mass or collection of things
- a multimedia agglomerate (= group of companies)
Word Originlate 17th cent.: from Latin agglomerat- ‘added to’, from the verb agglomerare, from ad- ‘to’ + glomerare (from glomus ‘ball’).Want to learn more?
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