conglomerate
Clustered together into a massClustered together into a mass.
» Drop by drop, the water can conglomerate into a lake.
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3 sensesClustered together into a mass.
conglomerate flowers
composed of heterogeneous elements gathered into a mass
Composed of fragments of rock, pebbles, or stones cemented together.
Made up of heterogeneous elements; composite.
Examples
3 sentencesDrop by drop, the water can conglomerate into a lake.
Chrissy's law firm specializes in intellectual property protection for multinational conglomerates.
Jeff was very upset when an international food conglomerate introduced the "JEFF Ready Sandwich Spread."
Origin
First attested in the second part of the 16ᵗʰ century; from Latin conglomerātus, perfect pFirst attested in the second part of the 16ᵗʰ century; from Latin conglomerātus, perfect passive participle of conglomerō (“to pile into a heap, to roll together”) (see -ate (Etymology 1, 2 and 3)), from con- (prefix indicating a being or bringing together of several objects) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm (“beside, by, near, with”)) + glomerāre (from glomerō (“to pile into a heap, to make into a ball, glomerate”), from glomus (“ball of thread; ball-shaped mass”), from Proto-Indo-European *gel- (“to form into a ball; ball”)).
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Forms
more conglomerate, most conglomerate| Comparative | more conglomerate Lesson |
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| Superlative | most conglomerate Lesson |
regular
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form