conglomeration

noun

con·​glom·​er·​a·​tion kən-ˌglä-mə-ˈrā-shən 

ˌkän-

1

: the act of conglomerating : the state of being conglomerated

2

: something conglomerated : a mixed mass or collection

Examples of conglomeration in a Sentence

a conglomeration of shops and restaurants

Recent Examples on the Web

Since geography might not be the only factor involved, some refer to such conglomerations as AI Blocs rather than AI Continents. —Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025

Yet much of the spectacular growth of UnitedHealth and its national rivals over the past 20 years comes from conglomeration within health care broadly defined. —Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 9 Mar. 2025

There is horizontal integration in some UnitedHealth acquisitions, vertical integration in others and some that seem simple conglomeration. —Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 9 Mar. 2025

Thompson: Alderman is sort of a conglomeration of five or six mathematicians, two in particular, in the mid-70’s in America, who were working on this idea of public key cryptography. —Jake Kring-Schreifels, TIME, 5 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1626, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing conglomeration

• corporate conglomeration

Rhymes for conglomeration

• abbreviation
• abomination
• acceleration
• accentuation
• accommodation
• accreditation
• acculturation
• accumulation
• acetylation
• adjudication
• administration
• adulteration

Medical Definition

conglomeration

noun

con·​glom·​er·​a·​tion kən-ˌgläm-ə-ˈrā-shən, ˌkän- 

1

: the act of conglomerating : the state of being conglomerated

2

: something conglomerated : a mixed coherent mass