congeries
congeries · congeries
скопление, куча
Ansammlung, Anhäufung, Komplex
A collection or aggregation of disparate itemsA collection or aggregation of disparate items.
UK/ˈkɒndʒəɹiːz/US/ˈkɑːnd͡ʒəɹiːz/
» All bodies are regarded by the physicist as a congeries of atoms.
Meaning
1 sensesA collection or aggregation of disparate items.
Ansammlung, Anhäufung, Komplex
скопле́ниеskoplénije, ку́чаkúča
More definitions
- a sum total of many heterogenous things taken together
Examples
1 sentencesAll bodies are regarded by the physicist as a congeries of atoms.
Translations
2 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
A collection or aggregation of disparate items:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
A collection or aggregation of disparate items:
Origin
Borrowed from Latin congeriēs (“a heap, mass, pile”), from congerō (“to carry together, heBorrowed from Latin congeriēs (“a heap, mass, pile”), from congerō (“to carry together, heap”).
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Forms
plural: congeriesSynonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- a sum total of many heterogenous things taken together:aggregateconglomeration
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedcongest