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aggregate

Main Entry:: ¹ag·gre·gate
Pronunciation:: \ˈa-gri-gət\
Function:: adjective
Etymology:: Middle English aggregat, from Latin aggregatus, past participle of aggregare to add to, from ad- + greg-, grex flock
Date:: 15th century

: formed by the collection of units or particles into a body, mass, or amount : collective : as a (1): clustered in a dense mass or head <an aggregate flower> (2): formed from several separate ovaries of a single flower <aggregate fruit> b: composed of mineral crystals of one or more kinds or of mineral rock fragments c: taking all units as a whole <aggregate sales>

— ag·gre·gate·ly adverb

— ag·gre·gate·ness noun

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