Definition of conglomerate
(Entry 1 of 3)
: made up of parts from various sources or of various kinds
the conglomerate peoples of New England a conglomerate empire
conglomerate
verbconglomerated; conglomerating
Definition of conglomerate (Entry 2 of 3)
: to gather into a mass or coherent whole
Infinite numbers of dull people conglomerated round her …— Virginia Woolf
conglomerate
nounDefinition of conglomerate (Entry 3 of 3)
1 : a composite mass or mixture especially : rock composed of rounded fragments varying from small pebbles to large boulders in a cement (as of hardened clay)
2 : a widely diversified corporation
an international conglomerate of some 350 businesses
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The first known use of conglomerate was in 1572
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