conglomeration

noun

con·​glom·​er·​a·​tion kən-ˌglä-mə-ˈrā-shən How to pronounce conglomeration (audio)
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 Many of the nation’s biggest banks including Citi are conglomerations of financial institutions that have merged or bought each other over many years. Ken Sweet, Fortune, 28 July 2023 Khan pushed back, arguing that more regulation is necessary as the companies have grown and that tech conglomeration could hurt the economy and consumers. David Hamilton, Fortune, 14 July 2023 Khan pushed back on the criticism, arguing that more regulation is necessary as the companies have grown and that tech conglomeration could hurt the economy and consumers. Mary Clare Jalonick and Matt O'Brien, BostonGlobe.com, 13 July 2023 Many of the web’s most successful sites are those that leverage scale to their advantage, either by multiplying social connections or product choice, or by sorting the huge conglomeration of information that constitutes the internet itself. James Vincent, The Verge, 26 June 2023 This genome conglomeration fixed many of the problems with the original human genome sequence by broadening the scope of the genomic data set present. Jackie Appel, Popular Mechanics, 11 May 2023 This particular conglomeration of sargassum even has a formal name: the Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt, stretching from Africa to the Gulf of Mexico. Stephen C. George, Discover Magazine, 1 Apr. 2023 People Movers Cities are well served by extensive transportation networks that move people and goods into, out of and around urban conglomerations on a daily—or hourly—basis. Daniel C. Schlenoff, Scientific American, 1 Mar. 2020 Conditions may gradually improve overnight Sunday into Monday as temperatures moderate and the conglomeration of snow and ice turns more to slush; in some areas, especially east and southeast of the District, the snow could be completely washed away by heavy rain. Washington Post, 13 Jan. 2022 See More

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Word History

First Known Use

1626, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of conglomeration was in 1626

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“Conglomeration.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/conglomeration. Accessed 22 Sep. 2023.

Medical Definition

conglomeration

noun
con·​glom·​er·​a·​tion kən-ˌgläm-ə-ˈrā-shən, ˌkän- How to pronounce conglomeration (audio)
1
: the act of conglomerating : the state of being conglomerated
2
: something conglomerated : a mixed coherent mass

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