conglomeration
pronunciation
How to pronounce conglomeration in British English:
UK [kənˌglɒməˈreɪʃn]
How to pronounce conglomeration in American English:
US [kənˌglɑməˈreɪʃn]
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- Noun:
- a rounded spherical form
- a sum total of many heterogenous things taken together
- an occurrence combining miscellaneous things into a (more or less) rounded mass
Word Origin
- conglomeration (n.)
- 1620s, from Latin conglomerationem (nominative conglomeratio), noun of action from past participle stem of conglomerare (see conglomerate (adj.)).
Example
- 1. The star cluster in question is a so-called globular cluster , a tightly packed conglomeration containing hundreds of thousands of stars .
- 2. In fact , hinduism is defined as a conglomeration of ways that enable mankind to live harmoniously in a sustainable fashion .
- 3. In early july of that year , 4 00000 rail shop laborers from a conglomeration of unions went on strike .
- 4. No. capitalism is a rather heterogeneous conglomeration of business strategies , institutions , forms of commerce , behavioral patterns , power dynamics and mentalities .
- 5. An economic analysis on the conglomeration of higher technical and vocational education .