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